including the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), retained the old Julian calendar, resulting in a 13-day difference. Despite this calendar discrepancy, all consider the date of Christ's birth December 25.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre also holds great importance for the Greek Orthodox Church. It serves as the seat of the “Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem,” which plays a leading role in the ...

Amid criticism from various quarters, Kerala government announced it has no plans to proceed with the Kerala Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2024. CM Pinarayi Vijayan emphasized that the government does ...

If a senior has three or more drinks of green tea, it may help prevent cognitive decline and related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease. Credits: Photo and Share CC, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia ...

An east Suffolk church has raised more than £23,000 to refurbish its parish room. The community of St Peter and St Paul Church in Pettistree raised £23,910 through the Give to Go Green campaign ...

The singer revealed Thursday night that she fled her $7.4 million Thousand Oaks, Calif., mansion to stay at a hotel far away from the blazes. “I hope you are all doing OK !!! I had to evacuate ...

Both the Bereavement Authority of Ontario, which regulates licensed cemeteries in the province, and the City of Richmond Hill say they are investigating conditions at the Orthodox Church of the ...

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to bless for troops fighting in Ukraine. The meeting at a Christmas ...

Right now at Saint Pyryphrus Church in Gaza, Orthodox Christians are participating in the Christmas’ divine liturgy. Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it according to the Julian calendar.