The Christmas Mass will be celebrated early to avoid going beyond the curfew, and in small groups, ... CNA visited Ukraine before Christmas. This is what we found Dec 9, 2022.

In Ukraine, Russia’s attempt from late Feb. 2022 to destroy Ukraine as a state, and grab its land, culture and patrimony, has inevitably intensified the internal debate about whether to remain with ...

In Ukraine, the date on which to celebrate Christmas is vigorously debated. Some prefer December 25, but others celebrate it on January 7, a tradition closely associated with Russia and the ...

A Christmas season without its traditional glow in Ukraine Just a year ago, Sophia Square in Kyiv was all about the big Christmas tree and thousands of lights spreading over the plaza Hanna Arhirova ...

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine actually broke away from the Moscow church in 2018, but it continued to hold Christmas services on January 6 and 7. This July, President Zelenskyy moved the legal ...

Christmas, like so much else in Ukraine these days, is tightly tangled up in the country’s war with Russia. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has taken the position that the Julian calendar used in ...

Russian shelling in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region has killed four people as Ukraine prepares to officially celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 7 ...

Ukraine rejected Putin’s call for an Orthodox Christmas ceasefire on Thursday, saying a truce is only possible if Russian forces leave Ukraine.

Philadelphia churchgoers in pray for peace amid war in Ukraine on Christmas Day 02:14. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned a massive Russian missile and drone strike on Christmas ...

Seeing Jesus in the Enemy: Christmas in Ukraine’s Martyr City There is a lot to rebuild in the town of Izium. An estimated 80% of the taller buildings and 30% of private houses were destroyed in ...

In Ukraine, the date on which to celebrate Christmas is vigorously debated. Some prefer December 25, but others celebrate it on January 7, a tradition closely associated with Russia and the ...