World War I had a catastrophic impact on Russia, forcing its withdrawal before the conflict ended, resulting in significant ...

Antoine Arjakovsky, historian and ecumenical theologian, described the ongoing reconciliation efforts among Christians of ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 17. Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill has sent a letter of condolences to the President of ...

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

The publication of the Vatican declaration Fiducia supplicans in December 2023, allowing the blessing of same-sex couples in ...

The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civilised ...

Moscow Patriarch Kirill accused the West of "hating" Russia because it represents "an alternative path of civilizational development." He made the comments during the celebration of the Christmas Mass ...

Religious scholar Serhii Shumylo noted on Facebook that St. Andrew's Cathedral, damaged in the Jan. 18 missile strike on ...

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to bless for troops fighting in Ukraine. The meeting at a Christmas ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, according to the Julian calendar Patriarch Kirill, an enthusiastic backer of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, blessed icons and crosses ...