Does the Russian Orthodox Church believe that Russia, through its invasion of Ukraine, is "restraining" the appearance of the ...

A quarter of a century has now passed since Boris Yeltsin's ceding of power. No one then thought that the peaceful and flourishing Russia that celebrated Moscow's 850th anniversary in 199 ...

The Russian Orthodox Church is an outspoken exception. Patriarch Kirill, who leads the church, has described the conflict as a “holy war” and said that any young man who died in action would ...

The elite has its own morals, its own rules, and the Church ... Putin’s “family values” tsar has reportedly left her Orthodox priest husband for a Russian billionaire.

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the congregation for an Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow on Monday evening.

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 ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

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

Russian Orthodoxy was promoted and Catholic monasteries were closed. Often, the Orthodox Church would take over ... and were supporters of the Tsar. The introduction of Russification resulted ...

Vladimir Putin and the patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church sent ... celebrations earlier today. The church, which celebrates Christmas on January 7 in line with the Julian calendar, has been a vocal ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is sending letters ... Patriarch Kirill during their gynecologist appointments at the Church Hospital of St. Alexis in Moscow,” Moskvitina said in a ...