Russia’s emphasis on what it deems family values comes from the top, but some of the policies that most impact Russians are ...

Some Orthodox Christians continue to mark Epiphany in Russian-affiliated religious centers, even as Kyiv moves toward banning the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).

Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox Church and has driven a split among believers in both Russia and Ukraine.Vi ...

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 of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civilised ...

In August, President Vladimir Putin signed a bill allowing migrants to be expelled without a court decision. Three months ...

Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she ...

The Russian Orthodox Church did not accept the change and ... In 2021, the Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin was decorated with a 90-year-old spruce tree from the village of Novopareevo ...

in particular those willing to officially and openly condemn Moscow's invasion and the Kremlin regime’s policies. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church was established in 1990 as a self-governing ...

“This bright, much-awaited holiday is dear to millions of people all over the world. It gives believers joy and hope and inspires good thoughts, deeds and actions. During the Christmas season we ...

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. Vladimir Putin has headed off to a his secret mountain retreat in Siberia where he is said to ...