The political role of Russia’s most powerful religious institution is facing renewed scrutiny.

“In the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never been seen,” a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the demanding practice of Christianity. By Ruth Graham The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church is finally facing ...

The Russian Orthodox Church has repeatedly made statements in support of the war in Ukraine in recent years.

Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv, an Orthodox Church official who helped create a denomination free from Russian Orthodox Church ...

The Russian Orthodox Church reaffirmed its strict opposition to abortion this week, putting it at odds with the Kremlin's more relaxed position. A spokesperson for the church released a statement on ...

The Patriarchate’s support for the military has intensified, and its outreach has expanded to America’s religious right. But ...

A second vote on the bill is necessary before being presented to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for final approval as a law. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) is part of the greater Eastern Orthodox ...

EKLUTNA, Alaska — The Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska’s biggest city is packed with treasures for the Christian faithful: religious icons gifted by Romanov czars, panels of oil ...

Durante décadas, un archipiélago ártico llamado Svalbard ha sido un inusual refugio de cooperación internacional. Esos días se terminaron. By Jeffrey Gettleman, Sarah Hurtes, Louise Krüger and Emile ...