ISTANBUL (RNS) — The Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul appears intent on capitalizing on the Russian attack, keeping up a ...

COMMENTARY: Ukrainian Catholic leaders warn that priests have been expelled, churches destroyed, and religious life driven ...

Churches in Ukraine condemned Russian allegations against the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and expressed “profound ...

Former Archbishop of Canterbury: Putin is a heretic – he has no holy mission in Ukraine - INTERVIEW: For years, the Russian ...

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 ...

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has recently accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “heresy” over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sister Vassa Larin, a prominent American Orthodox nun, public speaker and YouTube presenter, smiles while recording one of her ...

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 ...

In 2023, Russia's Supreme Court called the 'international LGBT movement' an 'extremist organization', with the country having outlawed displays of homosexuality. The State Duma (Russia's lower house ...

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 ...

Father Deacon Innokenty Heckert attends a prayer service for peace in Ukraine at St. Innocent Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Anchorage, Alaska. (Kerry Tasker/Reuters) ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Dozens of ...

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 ...