The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the Russian ...

The Russian Orthodox Church claims to defend Christianity—so why did it host far-right groups in St. Petersburg who promote ...

Clergy inside St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church. Left to right: Archbishop John Garklavs (Chicago), an unknown man, and Fr. Hillary Madison, August 1968. Used with the permission of St.

Putin's new national policy strategy also addresses the issue of religion, further strengthening the role of the Orthodox Church. It places extremist terrorism and “Russophobia” in int ...

Called is the first disciple of Jesus Christ and the patron saint of Russia, whose missionary exploits and spiritual legacy ...

After serving as an active Methodist pastor for more than 40 years, I am now retired. My husband is also a retired Methodist ...

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 — ...

The split is one of the most important in Orthodox Christianity in centuries. Moscow -- Ukraine has taken a major step towards creating its own independent Orthodox church, separating it from Russia’s ...

When the church was built, Gallaway had commissioned a local craftsman to build the “iconostase,” another required feature of ...