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

Dozens of Orthodox faithful attended today the celebration of a ceremony of consecration and raising of the cross in the bell tower under construction of the Orthodox temple of the Holy Righteous ...

A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many ...

Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the 16th anniversary of his enthronement.

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The area also holds many small churches. One of Moscow's most ... and one of the most beautiful squares in Moscow, with the famous statue of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin at its center.

SOFIA - Nikolai Balashov, a senior Russian Orthodox priest sanctioned by Ukraine and reportedly a former KGB colonel general, was granted entry into Bulgaria following the Patriarch’s invitation and ...