TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...

Father Sergio Pérez, superior of the Community of the Institute of the Incarnate Word established on the site of the baptism ...

All three Eastern Orthodox parishes in the Cape Cod area gathered at the waterfront of the Sandwich Recreation Area on Sunday, January 12, for a historic blessing of the waters ...

It was a cold weekend morning on a nearly frozen river, but the warm spirit of unity filled the air, and hot cocoa warmed ...

AMMAN - Secretary of State of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Tuesday concluded his visit to Jordan, where he ...

Then the priest launched the jeweled cross through the air and into the frigid Hudson water. Without hesitation, the nine men ...

Blessing of the Waters Ceremony took place on Sunday at the Glenelg Jetty, drawing crowds to a vibrant celebration of ...

Two Orthodox churches from Weirton asked for divine blessings upon the Ohio River during a ceremony at the Steubenville ...

You could say that the winter chill and icy waters were counterbalanced by the warmth of prayer and the blessings for that ...

Local Orthodox Christian community members gathered Sunday afternoon to mark Theophany with the Blessing of the Waters at ...

Religious life in the temporarily occupied territories that formally belong to Ukraine – Crimea, Donetsk Luhansk, part of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions – can be characterized along several ...

Representatives from two Orthodox churches in Aurora along with city officials and more met at the pedestrian bridge near ...