THE Russian Orthodox Church has moved to reinforce its presence among Orthodox leaders in neighbouring Belarus, with a ...

Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that comes amid strained relations with Rome due to Russia’s ongoing war in ...

Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that ...

About 25 miles (40 km) from a slowly advancing Russian frontline, a community of Ukrainian Catholics is tending to people ...

Continuing his crusade against the Etchmiadzin and its leader, Catholicos Karekin II, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on ...

Father Bedari never parted from two things: his prayer rosary and his pistol -- symbolizing his dual commitment to faith and ...

Kiev has ordered the pro-Russian UOC to sever all ties with the Moscow Patriarchate by 18 August. It currently has around 10,000 parishes, a number now equivalent to that of the autocephalous Orthodox ...

The spires and pinnacles of old churches rise above cobblestone streets lined with red-brick buildings and pastel-hued ...

The Israeli shelling of the Holy Family Church in Gaza has drawn U.S. criticism while Pope Leo XIV spoke Sunday of his "deep sorrow" and called for an end to the "barbarity of war." ...

Kyiv just celebrated the anniversary of Prince Vladimir’s Baptism with a Synod that condemned the ideology of the “Russian world”. Conversely, in a few days, the Julian calendar will ...

Interview by Vazha Tavberidze In this interview with RFE/RL’s Georgian Service, Robert Gevondyan, a political analyst and ...

Since Russia's invasion began, more than 100 religious leaders and activists have faced persecution for opposing the war.