Orthodox Christians braved freezing temperatures to mark the feast of the Epiphany on January 19. The event symbolizes the baptism of Christ and the cleansing of the soul at the start of a new year. 1 ...

This year, Ukraine broke with Orthodox tradition and decided to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25, rather than on Jan. 7, the date for Christmas under the Julian calendar. This represents both a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Christmas holiday is in the rearview mirror for most people. But there is one more occasion on the religious end of the ...

It’s one of the earliest Christian holidays, and in western church tradition celebrates the arrival of the Magi to visit the baby Jesus. It’s also known as the Feast of Epiphany or Three Kings Day.

Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of water. The holiday is also called the ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — One of the Tampa Bay area's most unique religious traditions officially returns to Tarpon Springs on Monday. For the past week, the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral has ...

Since the third century, the Eastern Church has celebrated the baptism of Jesus as the Epiphany, an event that Western Christians associate with the coming of the Magi. Because the word epiphany means ...

(RNS) — In the West, the Epiphany is about the Magi. In the East, it is about the baptism of the Lord. But it is also about the second coming of Christ. (RNS) — This year, Ukraine broke with Orthodox ...