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Ethiopia marked Orthodox Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a large candlelight ceremony in Addis Ababa, where thousands gathered in Meskel Square for prayers, hymns and a midnight Mass. Worshippers, many ...

The eighth annual Pan-Orthodox Great Blessing of the Ohio River took place at the Steubenville Marina on Sunday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The event coincides with the Feast of Holy Theophany, which ...

The coronavirus did not stop the tradition of the Holy Fire on Saturday, the centuries-old ceremony held annually at the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem the day before Easter on the Eastern Orthodox ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patriarch Theophilos III washed the feet of Orthodox priests in Jerusalem on Thursday in a ceremony made more special by the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - On Saturday, four orthodox churches held an annual blessing of the Cedar River in downtown Cedar Rapids. The service, which took place on the First Avenue Bridge, was an effort of St.

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