Across Russian-occupied Ukraine, Kremlin troops have shuttered places of worship since the first invasion began in 2014.

The fall of the regime in Damascus has also led to a backlash against the Orthodox patriarchate heir to one of the most ...

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Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

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A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya ...

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was caused by societal moral decay, including a widespread indulgence in sinful behaviour such ...

However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing ...

Rescue workers observe a Russian Orthodox believer plunging in the icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany at the ice ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral ... population. The church's onion domes, bright ...