But off to the side, near a stage where an accordionist played Christmas music, Galnya Mirisola looked wistfully at a recent video of her two teenage nieces, 14 and 18, huddled in their bathroom ...

About 75 people gathered inside the church, filled with prayer, singing and performing traditional Ukrainian Orthodox Christmas Eve Mass.

Children wearing traditional Ukrainian outfits sing Christmas carols during the festivities marking the Orthodox Christmas in Pirohovo village, not far from Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 7, 2022.

This Christmas at Spring of Life Ukrainian Church in Orangevale, families celebrated the holiday with music, message and community. Many members are Ukrainian refugees who fled the country after ...