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Tourists are frequently amazed by the sparkling golden domes of Russian churches and their dark, cozy mysteries inside. But some rituals and features...

FAYETVILLE, W.Va. — Nestled at the New River Gorge and featuring outdoor activities like whitewater rafting, hiking, fishing and rock climbing, Fayetteville, West Virginia, is ground zero for Mountain State

Tuesday Briefs: Times for Rosary Cathedral masses set

Eritrea celebrates a host of holidays in January. First comes New Year, followed by the Orthodox Christmas, and twelve days later comes another holiday to celebrate: Timket or the Epiphany, as it is called. I am somewhat certain we all gain quite a b

Yesterday, the Orthodox Christian church celebrated the the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-creating Cross. In Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic practice, the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-creating Cross commemorates both the finding of the True Cross in 326 and its recovery from the Persians in 628, and is considered to be one of the Great Feasts

January 7, Synaxis of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner of Christ Search for: On January 7, the Greek Orthodox church celebrates the Feast Day of the Synaxis of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Holy Forerunner of Christ, who is also the Protector Saint of God Parents, as he baptised Jesus Christ. In the Orthodox Church, it is customary, on the day following the Great Feasts of the Lord and the Mother of God, to remember those saints who participated directly in the sacred event. So, on the...