Orthodox Christians believe in the Julian calendar, sometimes called the Russian Orthodox calendar ... Many celebrate by fasting until sunset when the “Holy Night supper,” comprised of 12 ...

The Great Fast begins this year a little later than Western Lent, not only because the Russians follow the Julian calendar ... of the Orthodox Lent. Effectively, observant Russian Orthodox ...

Following the old Julian calendar, the Russian Orthodox celebrates the Nativity of Christ Jan. 6-7. A few dozen congregants celebrated with a Holy Supper on Friday to cap 40 days of fasting ...

JACK HINTON (Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Washington, DC): In general, the purpose of fasting is preparation for an important event that takes place at the end of the fast ...

MOSCOW -- A group of Christian enthusiasts has released a calendar showing an unexpected face of the Russian Orthodox Church: cat-loving priests. The Priest and Cat calendar released earlier this ...

The calendar shift means millions of Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 this year instead of Jan. 7, when Russian and some other Orthodox churches celebrate. The Western Christian ...

A majority of Russian Orthodox churches worldwide use the Julian calendar, which celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7, instead of using the Gregorian calendar proposed by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.