ISTANBUL (RNS) — The Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul appears intent on capitalizing on the Russian attack, keeping up a ...
Churches in Ukraine condemned Russian allegations against the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and expressed “profound ...
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has recently accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “heresy” over ...
Former Archbishop of Canterbury: Putin is a heretic – he has no holy mission in Ukraine - INTERVIEW: For years, the Russian ...
Millions of people worldwide celebrated Orthodox Christmas nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday. Some Eastern Orthodox churches, including Russian traditions, follow the ...
What is Orthodox Christmas? And why do millions of people celebrate it on January 7 - The ancient church in the Roman Empire set its religious feasts based on the Julian calendar ...
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 ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours this week to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services, ...
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 ...