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

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

While some Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas January 7 following the Julian calendar, Father Yannick Provost, an Orthodox ...

As a rule, Putin celebrates Christmas outside Moscow, while on Easter he usually goes to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior ...

The Russian Orthodox Church is involved in mobilizing soldiers through the "Time of Heroes" program and encourages moving to Russia, where "Slavic traditions are preserved." It's not doing this ...

The parish priest of a church in Odesa Oblast affiliated with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate justified Russian aggression against Ukraine and incited religious hatred, an ...

His congregation was decimated and his church shut down as part of Russia’s brutal crackdown against Ukrainian religious groups that are not affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church ...

Asked for their thoughts about a potential ceasefire in 2025, Ukrainian soldiers said they’d welcome a reprieve but were ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a message of appreciation for Ukraine's emergency services. Posting on X, Ukraine's president praised those who, in the face of "everything Russia brings with its ...

He was identified as a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, the Russian Federal Security Service ... Orthodox churches, the Athos monasteries in Greece, as well as the Eastern Catholic Church ...

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims celebrate Easter atop the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ... squeezed alongside three kerchiefed Russian women. The marble is back in place, protecting the burial ...