head of the Russian Orthodox Church's (ROC) legal department, in a mid-December statement. “Sacraments such as communion, anointing, and other religious rites performed by clergy in residential ...

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Across Russia, the devout celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through ...

Poland announced Wednesday it had shut its consulate in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, after Russia ordered the closure in a tit-for-tat move. Russia ordered the closure in December after ...

Christos razdajetsja! “Christ is born.” Today is Christmas for those of the Orthodox faith. Throughout the area, Carpatho-Russian Orthodox and Ukrainians are prepared for the celebration of the birth ...

Over time, people wake up and return to reality, beginning to question the visions they had during this dream,” said the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. He said that the same thing will happen to ...

St. John's Day is a significant event in the Orthodox Christian calendar, commemorating St. John the Baptist, who foretold the coming of Jesus Christ and performed Holy Baptism in the Jordan River.

On January 7, the Greek Orthodox church ... of the Lord, the Church honours the one who participated directly in the Baptism of Christ, placing his own hand upon the head of the Savior. Saint John, ...

“First of all, we are talking about the Russian Orthodox Church, which does not have such a document. At one time, they self-proclaimed the Patriarchate, and then simply forced the Patriarch of ...

Saint John police have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the death of a 30-year-old woman whose body was found on Lancaster Avenue early Christmas Eve morning. The man was arrested ...