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Pope Francis holds the cross as he presides over an Epiphany mass in St.Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope wraps up busy Christmas season by calling for culture of welcome in Christian communities

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Bulgarians sing and dance while holding Bulgarian flag in the Lesnovska River during Epiphany Day celebrations in the town of Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgarians celebrate the feast of Epiphany with a ritual plunge into icy rivers

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Pope Francis bows on the altar as he celebrates an Epiphany mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebrations

By Frances D'Emilio and Mehmet Guzel - Associated Press

Dozens of citizens of the mountain town of Kalofer, in central Bulgaria, clad in traditional dresses stand in the icy Tundzha River, some waving national flags to recover a crucifix cast by a priest in an old ritual marking the feast of Epiphany, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

AP PHOTOS: Epiphany celebrations marked by pandemic

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Citizens of the mountain town of Kalofer, in central Bulgaria, clad in traditional dresses stand in the icy Tundzha River, some waving national flags to recover a crucifix cast by a priest in an old ritual marking the feast of Epiphany, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Some Orthodox Christians ignore COVID warnings on Epiphany

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Men representing the Three Kings, wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, arrive to distribute Christmas presents at the Canada Real shanty town, outside Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Canada Real, a shantytown on the southern edge of Madrid and it has been without electricity since last October 2nd. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spain tries to keep Epiphany tradition despite pandemic

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Pilgrims jump to catch the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations at Piraeus suburb, near Athens, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Similar ceremonies marking Epiphany were held across Greece on river banks, seafronts and lakes, where Orthodox priests throw a cross into the water and swimmers race to retrieve it. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Seeking the cross: Icy dips mark the feast of Epiphany

By VESELIN TOSHKOV - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, a man struggles to control his horse before an Epiphany celebration horse race in Pietrosani, Romania. The horse race tradition started in the area more then one hundred years ago, according to locals, and it was banned during the years of Communist rule, due to its association with a religious holiday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

AP PHOTOS: Romanian village holds Epiphany horse race

By VADIM GHIRDA - Associated Press

Bulgarians sing and chaindance in the icy waters of the Tundzha river in Kalofer, Bulgaria, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Traditionally, an Eastern Orthodox priest throws a wooden cross in the river and it is believed that the one who retrieves it will be healthy through the year. In the mountain city of Kalofer, in central Bulgaria, dozens of men dressed in white embroidered shirts waded into the frigid Tundzha River waving national flags and singing folk songs. (AP Photo)

Christians celebrate Epiphany across Europe

By VESELIN TOSHKOV - Associated Press

Pope Francis incenses the altar as he celebrates an Epiphany Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The Latest: Hundreds of thousands in Polish Epiphany parades

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Pope Francis arrives to celebrate an Epiphany Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope on Epiphany: Don’t make money, career your whole life

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

British former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will preach at an Episcopal church in northwest D.C. on Nov. 6, the Feast of All Saints. (Associated Press)

Rowan Williams, former archbishop of Canterbury, to preach at Church of the Epiphany in D.C.

By Julia Porterfield - The Washington Times