Across Russian-occupied Ukraine, Kremlin troops have shuttered places of worship since the first invasion began in 2014.

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has announced plans to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian ...

Orthodox priests have emphasized the role of spiritual guidance in maintaining soldiers humanity during combat The Russian ...

The anti-abortion movement is on the rise in Russia, and the Kremlin is responding by changing the law to make terminations more difficult.

The Patriarch who oversees the Russian Orthodox Church has depicted Moscow's invasion of Ukraine as part of a spiritual struggle against the West and gay pride parades. A council he presided over ...

Archbishop Anastasios, a key figure in global Orthodoxy, died at the age of 95. He led the Albanian Orthodox Church since ...

Under Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos’ leadership, after the fall of communism, more than 400 parishes were reopened and ...

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The Church has denounced the war and denies that it depends on Moscow. It has however not carried out autocephaly, the process of formally breaking off from Moscow’s leadership, despite Russian ...

The Church has denounced the war and ... the process of formally breaking off from Moscow's leadership, despite Russian Orthodox leader Kirill calling the Kremlin's invasion a "holy war".