Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, leader of Russia’s dominant religious group, has sent his strongest signal yet justifying his country’s invasion of Ukraine — describing the conflict as part of a ...

The global Orthodox Christian Church has faulted the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow for his stance on Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine. The 78-year-old Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church ...

At a meeting in the monastery, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church emphasized that the Ukrainian hierarch had endured repressions in Ukraine for his loyalty to the canonical Orthodoxy preached by ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Many who opposed Daniil, the new Patriarch of All Bulgaria, worry that his election represents a sharp turn away from the policies of his predecessor, Neophyte I, who is remembered as ...

One in six Russian adults takes a dimmer view of President Vladimir Putin after watching a video investigation by jailed ...

The invasion-supporting leader of the Russian Orthodox Church needed medical treatment after giving a speech condemning the West. Known for his close ties to the Russian president, Patriarch Kirill ...

The pontiff's plane must stop there for refueling on the way to Mongolia or back MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Pope Francis proposes to meet with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at one of ...

(RNS) — Kirill's appearance underlined the importance of the soft-power influence that the Russian Orthodox Church exerts for Moscow in Africa. (RNS) — Meeting with African leaders late last month, ...