SOFIA - Nikolai Balashov, a senior Russian Orthodox priest sanctioned by Ukraine and reportedly a former KGB colonel general, was granted entry into Bulgaria following the Patriarch’s invitation and ...

Tatyana Moskalkova’s positive comments on the behavior of Ukrainian troops in Kursk received praise from independent media ...

Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the 16th anniversary of his enthronement.

The Russian Orthodox Church seeks to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian forces in Ukraine ...

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

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has announced plans to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian ...

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and to the participants and guests of the 33rd International Educational Christmas Readings This year’s theme is the 80th ...

Moscow believes it has the resources and manpower to withstand at least another year of the conflict.

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their traditional ...

Some Orthodox Christians continue to mark Epiphany in Russian-affiliated religious centers, even as Kyiv moves toward banning the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. Vladimir Putin has headed off to a his secret mountain retreat in Siberia where he is said to have spent the week bathing "in the blood of young deer" ...

The archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) said that High Mobility ... The archpriest's statements may incite the Kremlin to impose more restrictions on access to abortion, and it will ...