The Russian Orthodox Church amplifies the state’s voice, using Scripture to justify war and persecution. Those who disagree ...

On October 13, all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church will host a special festive divine service — an all-night vigil in ...

The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church has suspended a priest who participated in services for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Dmitry Safronov took part in Navalny's funeral as well ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Worshippers including President Vladimir Putin packed Moscow’s landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral for a nighttime Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox ...

A priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been suspended for three years by the head of the country's Orthodox Church. Dmitry Safronov held a memorial ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the worldwide Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, delivers the homily during a Mass of thanksgiving for Aid to the Church in Need at St.

The State Service for Export Control and Security has determined that the Kyiv Metropolis of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) exhibits signs of affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill (L) on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 4, 2023. Estonia's parliament backed a resolution on May 6 to declare the ...

A Russian Orthodox priest in Kazakhstan, defrocked last summer after speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine, has launched a longshot bid to establish an autocephalous Orthodox church of ...

(AP) – Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days since the politician’s death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox tradition. The ...