People attend the funeral of the former head of the Lithuanian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Emeritus Chrysostomos in the ...

A cathedral in Lithuania hid the 450-year-old treasures ahead of World War II, then spent 85 years looking for them.

Believers hold candles and pray during the funeral ceremony of former Head of the Lithuanian Orthodox Church Metropolitan ...

The treasures were hidden in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, when the cathedral was threatened with closure ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...

Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza. Manger Square lacked its usual festive ...

Security forces arranged barriers near the Church of the Nativity, built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been ...

Security forces arranged barriers near the Church of the Nativity, built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born. A young boy stood holding a pile of balloons for sale, but gave up ...

Security forces arranged barriers near the Church of the Nativity, built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born. A young boy stood holding a pile of balloons for sale, but gave up ...

The tradition has since spread to Christmas with cards made by local schools and church groups being distributed. “I think the patients actually almost appreciate the cards a little bit more ...

Nuns walk along the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias ...