Prince Vladimir’s adoption of the Orthodox Christian religion strategically aligned the Slavic world and the Kievan Rus with ...

In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s largest Christian groups. By Ben Hubbard and Motoko Rich Stephen Hubbard was a ...

When we look at the nation of Russia today, it’s almost impossible to imagine how its citizens – and indeed, the world – must have experienced it just a little over a century ago: before the war in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lobbyists and clergy with ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, which has been a staunch backer of Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Before 2022, Sister Vassa Larin was best known as an Orthodox nun who taught thousands on YouTube about saints and holy days. She became one of the most prominent female intellectuals in Orthodoxy — ...

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in ...

MOSCOW, January 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his congratulations to all Russian people on Orthodox Christmas holiday, pointing out to the Russian Orthodox Church’s ...

The Russian Orthodox Church presents itself as a moral pillar of society and a defender of Christian tradition. But a recent gathering in St. Petersburg has raised questions about how faith is being ...

Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine, the war brought arrest, torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 this week. By Kim Barker and Nataliya Vasilyeva The village parishioners’ ...