Few of us have cause to question whether or not calendars are correct. We hang them on the wall to remind us of what day and month it is, or when holidays fall. In the Middle Ages, one of the most important functions of the calendar was to set the...

The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world today. It is a reform of the Julian calendar, first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius, and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, for whom it was named, on 24 February 1582 by...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church praised the growth of the church in a Christmas Eve message Saturday, and later presided over services at a Moscow cathedral that symbolizes the faith's revival after Soviet rule.The Russian Orthodox Church, like some other Orthodox churches, including...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church praised the growth of the church in a Christmas Eve message Saturday, and later presided over services at a Moscow cathedral that symbolizes the faith's revival after Soviet rule.The Russian Orthodox Church, like some other Orthodox churches, including...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, in his Christmas Eve message Saturday, expressed satisfaction with the growth of the church and called for peace in the Middle East."Ever more people are returning to the homeland faith, churches are filled with parishioners of all ages,...

Most Americans have long resumed the daily grind after New Year celebrations, but millions of Russians only returned to work this week _ stumbling back to reality after an official holiday whose length is the subject of parliamentary debate.The same lawmakers who approved the 10-day...