Weekly sermon summaries for local and area churches.

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya ...

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she ...

TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...

It was a cold weekend morning on a nearly frozen river, but the warm spirit of unity filled the air, and hot cocoa warmed ...

Then the priest launched the jeweled cross through the air and into the frigid Hudson water. Without hesitation, the nine men ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria on Monday braved the freezing winter weather to plunge into icy waters as they observed centuries-old Epiphany ...

Two Orthodox churches from Weirton asked for divine blessings upon the Ohio River during a ceremony at the Steubenville ...

You could say that the winter chill and icy waters were counterbalanced by the warmth of prayer and the blessings for that ...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia hosted the Epiphany Greek Festival in Sydney's Carss Bush Park, attracting ...

The Magi are pilgrims of hope. Their story and this Jubilee Year challenge and encourage us to be like them, pilgrims of hope ...