The church has become more than just ... "All these people, most of them have somebody in Ukraine," said Archbishop Borys Gudziak, who led the Christmas Day Mass. In his homily, Archbishop Gudziak ...

Vladimir Putin has marked Russian Orthodox Christmas by attending church in Moscow alongside fighters in his war against Ukraine and their families - despite being responsible for hundreds of ...

DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine — Christmas on Ukraine’s front line ... in the tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The switch to Dec. 25 was another way to move closer to Western ways.

COMMENTARY: American policy-makers should take this pathology into account when pondering whatever negotiations, or other ...

The massive attack came as Ukraine officially celebrated Christmas on 25 December for only the second time, in a move to reduce the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates on 7 ...

Ukraine’s President Volodmyr Zelensky met the ... He made these remarks in his annual Christmas address to cardinals who lead the church’s central administration in what appeared to be a reference to ...

Ukrainians were marking their second Christmas on Wednesday, according to a new calendar in another step towards erasing Russian influence. Most Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians and the independent ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ... Francis opened a Holy Year for the global Catholic Church on Tuesday evening, Christmas Eve, which will run through 6 January 2026.