Two crew members are missing after a Russian defence ministry-owned cargo ship sank in international waters in the ...

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

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday ...

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

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.

Snowmaiden – are permitted in the celebration of Christmas – which is set as Jan. 7 by the Russian Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is sending letters in support of new mothers in Russia as part of a new project designed to encourage pregnant women to keep their babies, according to a ...

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 ...

His congregation was decimated and his church shut down as part of Russia’s brutal crackdown against Ukrainian religious groups that are not affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church ...

5 Russian troops march past an Orthodox priest at the Hmeimim base in April 2018. The soldiers are wearing sand-colored Russian uniforms issued to some servicemen based in Syria. 7 Russian ...

The Russian Orthodox Church is involved in mobilising soldiers through the "Time of Heroes" programme and encourages moving to Russia, where "Slavic traditions are cared for." It is not doing this ...