The "Baptism of Christ" is a well-known ceremony in the Orthodox Church that involves bathing in an ice hole, usually cut into a river. According to local beliefs, this ritualistic bath washes ...

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

The Holy Feast of Epiphany, or Theophany, or the Feast of Light, is greatly celebrated in the Orthodox world. It commemorates Christ's baptism, his blessing of the Jordan River, and the divine ...

Theophany commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, the wedding at Cana and the visit of the Magi. The Orthodox church celebrates the blessings of water during Theophany.” ...

“It’s the baptism of our Lord on Jan 6. We bless the waters, homes and people in the homes,” the Rev. Thomas Constantine of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in New Castle, Pa., sai ...