Jesus' colors are inverted, his outer garment is blue and his inner is red, symbolizing his heavenly presence on Earth. There are some icons that are always in an Orthodox church, always in the ...

As Orthodox Christmas falls on Saturday, here are answers to some of the key questions. Dispute within the Christian faith over when to officially recognize the birth of Jesus Christ dates back ...

A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin presenting an Orthodox icon to military commanders in April 2023 is being misrepresented by posts online that say it shows him saying that Jesus was Black.

But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January ... A team of artists started painting these icons in 2003, and finished a few years later. "The lead artist Uglishe Melitios, said ...

All the altars and some icons were covered ... Here, the Syriac Orthodox faithful oversee several revered sites, including the house of St. Mark and the Cenacle, where Jesus is believed to have ...

Though its authenticity is disputed by some, the “Holy Fire” or “Holy Light” refers to a fire of purported divine origin that ignites inside Jesus’ tomb while only the Greek Orthodox ...

Honoring traditions dating back to the Council of Nicea in 395 A.D., Orthodox Christians around the world observed Holy Pascha, the feast of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on Sunday with music ...

According to the Julian calendar, used by Ethiopians, Russian and some Eastern Orthodox, the birth of Jesus is celebrated Jan. 7, often with an overnight service and Mass. (Video: Jenna Portnoy ...

Only the Greek Orthodox patriarch is allowed to enter the chamber that houses the tomb of Jesus, while all the others remain in the Chapel of the Angel, a sort of antechamber that commemorates the ...