Soldiers prepare to mark Christmas outside Kupiansk, an area where Russian forces have made advances Many Ukrainian Orthodox Christians are preparing to celebrate Christmas on 25 December for the ...

Christmas celebrations With the transition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) to the New Julian calendar, the traditional dates of church holidays in Ukraine have changed. Christmas is ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ... In his homily, Archbishop Gudziak reminded the congregation that Christmas is not just a celebration of the birth of Christ but also a time to reflect ...

It also marks only the second time in modern Ukrainian history that Christmas is officially celebrated Dec. 25, a significant shift away from the traditional Jan. 7 celebration observed by ...

“Denying light and warmth to millions of peace-loving people as they celebrate Christmas is a depraved and evil act that must be answered." Ukrainian state energy operator, Ukrenergo, applied ...

The Christmas festivities of the Ukrainian community in Naples will ... It will be a day of great celebration,' explains Tania Genovese, president of the 'Dateci le Ali' association.

Rescuers of Ukraine's State Emergency Service attempt to put out a fire in Kharkiv on December 25, ... [+] 2024, following a Russian missile attack on Christmas Day, amid the ongoing war between ...

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and reconciliation between enemies.

SS. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25. The Divine Liturgy was conducted by the Rev. Nestor Iwasiw, pastor. The choir, under the direction of ...

making it the 13th attack on Ukraine’s power grid this year. “Denying light and warmth to millions of peace-loving people as they celebrate Christmas is a depraved and evil act that must be ...

A military Orthodox chaplain conducts a Christmas Eve mass for service members of the 72nd Chorni Zaporozhtsi Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at a position in a front ...