Russia's legendary cold winters are not what they used to be. Early snowdrops, mild January temperatures and a lack of ice on ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

Timkat marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan and is one of the most important religious festivals for Christians in ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Epiphany with a plunge into icy waters. Birmingham stabbing: Boy, 12, knifed to death ...

Climate change is threatening the traditional ice-bathing of Orthodox Christians on Epiphany: In many places in Russia and ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Christian community in Bahrain celebrated the Baptism festival, also known as Epiphany, yesterday at the Al Najma Sports Club, commencing at 4am. Approximately 1,000 followers ...

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

Across Russia, the devout celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through ...

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 ...

The Orthodox Christian community in Reading has held a ritual blessing of the River Thames in one of the first major celebrations of the year. Worshippers from the Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox ...

While Epiphany signifies the end of the Christmas season in many Western Christian traditions (also known as Three Kings Day), the date of its observance varies within Orthodox Christianity. Some ...