LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the Russian Orthodox faith was quoted as saying on Thursday that his church and its faithful were holding back the antichrist. Patriarch Kirill was speaking six weeks ...

In its first detailed analysis of the Vatican's pre-Christmas declaration "Fiducia Supplicans," Russia's Orthodox Church has accused Pope Francis of "rejecting the Christian moral ideal" by allowing ...

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 ...

NPR's Michel Martin talks to attorney Lena Zezulin about growing calls for Russian Orthodox Church outposts abroad to break from the Moscow-based church and its support of the war in Ukraine. When we ...

A photograph circulated on social media in mid-May 2022 that allegedly showed Russian Orthodox Church priests blessing a large missile dubbed "Satan." The post prompted commentary on the irony of ...

A ​trio of House Republicans welcomed an Orthodox Christian delegation that accused Ukraine of religious persecution to ...

(RNS) — Nearly 400 Orthodox Christian theologians from 44 countries convened in the largest international conference of its kind in Greece on Thursday (Jan. 12) to discuss “Nicaea-sized” questions ...

Clergy inside St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church. Left to right: Archbishop John Garklavs (Chicago), an unknown man, and Fr. Hillary Madison, August 1968. Used with the permission of St.

Along with Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, Orthodox Christianity is one of the world’s three major Christian traditions. But unlike the other two large branches of Christianity, which have spread ...

Priest led memorial service 40 days after Navalny died No reason given by Church for punishing him Future to be decided after three years of 'penance' Other priests disciplined for opposition to war ...

Eastern Orthodox spiritual leader condemns Russian invasion Bartholomew I blames 'blatant violation' of international law In this Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 file photo, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, ...