Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox ...

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church ... and asked Kirill to consecrate crosses and icons he prepared as gifts for commanders of his troops fighting in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Orthodox Christmas service on Monday at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral.

Russian Orthodox Church forces parishioners to pray to ‘Saint Putin’ on giant screen - video Putin decided that Russian ...

He also attended a ceremony at Christ the Saviour Cathedral where he called on strongly pro-war Russian Orthodox patriarch Kirill to bless nine pectoral crosses and icons which Putin will present ...

Vladimir Putin and the patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church sent a rather unfriendly ... has been a vocal supporter of the Russian president’s brutal invasion of Ukraine ever since it began.

During the press conference, Putin was asked about punitive measures some European countries have taken against the Russian Orthodox Church in the wake of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine over the ...

Putin has also sided repeatedly with the Orthodox church by condemning the west for pushing for gay and transgender rights. According to the Kremlin, Patriarch Krill has also blessed icons and crosses ...

Khust, Ukraine – “Praise Jesus” instead of “hello” is what one often hears in Transcarpathia, Ukraine’s westernmost region. Known for piousness, mesmerising folklore, forested ...

Moscow Patriarch Kirill accused the West of "hating" Russia because it represents "an alternative path of civilizational ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian ...