Near bloody battles between Ukrainian and Russian forces in east Ukraine, a very different kind of conflict is taking place: a battle for believers' souls. Two rival Orthodox churches -- one set up ...

The supposed "persecution of Christians" in Ukraine ranks among the most popular tropes of Russian disinformation. Kremlin ...

Ukrainian government moves to ban Orthodox church branch it says failed to completely sever longstanding ties with pro-war Moscow. Action deepens religious battleground in war, coming year after ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he ...

The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the Russian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill (L) on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 4, 2023. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has formally charged 14 ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — AS UKRAINE AND THE UNITED STATES SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WEDNESDAY, April 30, a Brooklyn bishop also met with the Ukrainian Council of Churches. The Most Rev. Robert Brennan, leader of ...

Melbourne is a one of the few cities in the world with two Catholic cathedrals. At one, St Patrick’s, a noted city landmark, there have been memorials for bushfire victims and famous visitors ...

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 ...

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 ...