Great Lent begins with three days of total abstinence, during which, in principle, no food is consumed. The rule of the Orthodox Monastery ... the words of the Russian Saint Seraphim of Sarov ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Orthodox Church on Sunday elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the ...

Yuri Podolyaka, one of the most influential pro-Russian military bloggers, said Russia had pushed back Ukrainian forces to the border in some areas, though intense battles were underway and that ...

The Russian captain of the Solong cargo ship that crashed into a US-flagged tanker earlier this week in the North Sea appeared in an English court on Saturday on charges of gross negligence ...

Since the fall of Assad, Mourad has repeatedly stated that no deliberate violence has been committed against Christians in ...

“The buildup of Russian forces indicates that Moscow intends to keep ignoring diplomacy,” Zelensky said, referring to Moscow amassing its forces along the border in the Sumy region, where ...

Recently, however, he noted a subtle shift: “During the Orthodox Christmas interviews in early January, several priests sent to the Ukrainian front reported to Patriarch Kirill that the Russian ...

Large crowds gathered at the central Marina Roshcha shul in Moscow to hear the Megillah being read on Purim, while ...

First retrospective exhibition by architect and painter Albert Benois from March 14 to May 4, 2025 at the Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center. Architect, painter and graphic designer ...

Putin agreed to during his call with President Trump was spun as a concession, the Russian leader stuck to the positions he has long held. By Paul Sonne President Trump also floated the idea of ...

AFP becomes one of the main source for international news. We've got various news from around the world. I can say that AFP news content is diverse and credible, and they can fit with the ...