On October 13, all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church will host a special festive divine service — an all-night vigil in ...

A priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been suspended for three years by the head of the country's Orthodox Church. Dmitry Safronov held a memorial ...

(AP) – Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days since the politician’s death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox tradition. The ...

Rev. Nazari Polataiko at the Holy Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles is still haunted by the sound of sirens, even months after visiting his native Ukraine last summer. Buildings, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Following the Angelus, his weekly prayer service at the Vatican, on Sunday (Aug. 25), Pope Francis criticized Ukraine’s decision to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has ...

After talks with United States President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Vladimir Putin met with Archbishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska. The Russian president told the clergyman that before heading to ...

FRACKVILLE — In the face of danger, first responders can use all the help they can get, several said during the annual blessing of vehicles Sunday at Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church. “When ...

Russian soldiers are being given “purity seals” blessed by Orthodox priests and inspired by the futuristic combat game Warhammer 40k to protect them on the battlefield in Ukraine. In the tabletop ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill (L) on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 4, 2023. Estonia's parliament backed a resolution on May 6 to declare the ...

The State Service for Export Control and Security has determined that the Kyiv Metropolis of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) exhibits signs of affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), ...

The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever its longstanding ties with Moscow — and could soon be banned. The looming ban affects one of the two ...