As clergy and faithful present proclaimed “Axios! Axios! Axios!” (Greek for “He is worthy”), Fr. Artur Bubnevych was ...

Cleveland Public Theatre receives $6 million gift. Funds will support St. Mary's Orthodox Church renovation. Cleveland Public Theatre is receiving a major boost in its effort to transform an old ...

Men exit a pond after plunging themselves in icy waters to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany at the Izmailovsky Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov ...

A few weeks ago in a meeting with other district clergy, a question raised was, “Is Epiphany a day or a season?” Technically, the Sundays following Epiphany (Jan. 6) are called the Sundays after ...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the country’s communist regime ...

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country's Orthodox Church after the fall of the ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

SINCE THE ANCIENT TIMES EPIPHANY WATER HAS HAD A RITUAL AND MAGIC MEANING ... to celebrate this great orthodox Christian holiday at the Church of St. Michael surrounded by age-old oaks and richly ...

Ethiopian Epiphany celebrated today nationwide with ... attire worn by both the followers and clergy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church during the festival. "It’s a beautiful experience.

MOSCOW (AP) — Temperatures across Russia have been increasing over the past quarter of a century in line with global warming, says meteorologist Leonid Starkov. MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of ...