The head of the Russian Orthodox Church recently commended Vladimir Putin over his handling of church and state relations ...

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin joined other worshippers for an Easter service ... Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, a faithful backer of the ...

Thus the Russian Orthodox Church was resurrected from beneath the ... conducting religious services in forests and educating its priests clandestinely. Pope John XXIII, seeking to open a ...

the live broadcast of the patriarchal service will begin at 11:30 Moscow time. The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church will first address the millions of believers of the Russian Orthodox ...

Independence from Russian Orthodoxy could have serious geopolitical implications. The creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) on December 15, at a Unification Council in Kyiv attended by ...