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An extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka this Orthodox Easter season. Two years ago it also provided physical refuge from

During the Holy Thursday service, Patriarch Kirill recited a special prayer ‘for the victory of holy Rus’

Israeli police have significantly reinforced security measures in Jerusalem around and inside the Old City ahead of the ceremony of the descent of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

An extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka this Orthodox Easter season.

WEIRTON — Members of several local churches are among millions of Orthodox Christians who are celebrating Easter this weekend. The Rev. Andrew Nelko of S

One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday. Cheers and prayers rang out as candles one by one were lit after reaching through a small opening into Jesus’ tomb.

The Christian traditions of today have been forged by millennia of devotion, adaptation, worship, and strife. The roots of early Christianity are still

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze rejected on Friday criticism from the United States and European Union of a draft foreign agents law, saying opponents of the bill were unwilling to engage in a meaningful discussion.The draft legislation, which is winding its way through the Georgian parlia

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LYPIVKA, Ukraine—This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided physical refuge from the horrors outside. Almost 100 residents sheltered in a basement chapel at the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary while…