When BBC producer Philip Billson approached me with his brilliantly thoughtful and beautiful idea of producing a programme about the Ukrainian Christmas, I was taken aback with both immense ...

Elsewhere in his Christmas message, the pope called for peace across the Middle East, saying the “humanitarian situation is extremely grave” in Gaza. “I think of the Christian communities in ...

KIEV, December 25. /TASS/. Ukraine celebrates Christmas at the country level in accordance with the Gregorian calendar for the first time. December 25 has been declared a day off in the country.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. For the first time since 1917, Ukraine will celebrate Christmas on December 25 instead of ...

A woman attends a Christmas mass at an Orthodox Church in Bobrytsia, outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. [AP Photo] Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do the Russians.

Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday (25 December) in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President ...