Across Russian-occupied Ukraine, Kremlin troops have shuttered places of worship since the first invasion began in 2014.

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 ...

While Alexy II enjoyed a degree of freedom, Kirill has consistently aligned with the Kremlin, especially regarding Ukraine. As early as 2009, he criticized the independence of the Orthodox Church ...

The Kremlin's propaganda has also become the Church's official stance, included in the document "The Present and Future of the Russian World." Patriarch Kirill's actions are not solely motivated ...

TASS/. The law banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the Moscow Patriarchate is a "blatant attack" on Christianity and freedom of religion, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Ukraine of being "at war" with the Orthodox Church for a long time. Patriarch Kirill condemned an "act of intimidation of believers". As head of the Russian ...

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TASS/. On Orthodox Christmas Russian President Vladimir Putin will as usual attend a church service, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media, adding that no church had been ...