Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill (L) on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 4, ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — The Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul appears intent on capitalizing on the Russian attack, keeping up a ...

Three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church is finally facing its judgment day. Under a law passed in 2024, the branch — the Ukrainian ...

(RNS) — Since Russia's invasion began, more than 100 religious leaders and activists have faced persecution for opposing the war. (RNS) — In February 2022, as Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian ...

The Orthodox Church aligns itself closely with the government. Yet its leaders have also offered some help to movements that challenge the status quo. Pussy Riot became a cause célèbre for the Russian ...

President Vladimir Putin attended an early Wednesday Russian Orthodox Christmas service and hailed his troops'  “holy mission” to defend Russia, pairing the ceremony with a holiday ...

CORRECTION: The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Porfirije, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill in Moscow in April. An earlier version of this story included ...

As President Donald Trump's administration works toward a diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine, the leaders of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) are warning that Vladimir Putin's Russia believes it ...

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In February 2022, as Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian border, a small group of Russian Orthodox Christian clergy did something extraordinary. They published an open letter calling for peace ...