A Ukrainian delegation to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington will make the case that Russia threatens the religious ...

In a sign of growing assertiveness, however, the Russian Orthodox Church has announced a fivefold increase in chaplains assigned to the “special military operation” in Ukraine, to maintain morale and ...

Orthodox priests from Russia are facing repression for opposing Russian policies and the invasion of Ukraine. Many have fled, facing difficulties in resettling, such as finding jobs and learning ...

A church that supports the ideology of the "Russian world" has no place in an independent state. "The Moscow Patriarchate is not about faith, it is about politics. For decades they have worked for the ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested ... leader since his 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Putin said the church was “being tortured” — and blamed ...

When Oleg Rostovtsev hovered between life and death after a serious operation last April, he asked friends and family to do ...

On 28 February 2022, four days into Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces had already occupied some towns on the Azov Sea coast, got close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power ...

We'll be back soon with more updates on the war in Ukraine. Before we go, here is a rundown of what has been happening over the last 24 hours: Ukraine is believed to have taken more territory in ...

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Eight Ukrainian children seized from their families by officials in the Russia-annexed and controlled Crimea peninsula and placed in state orphanages returned home on Thursday ...

KYIV, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine has brought home 12 children who were forcefully taken by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said. "As part of the initiative of the ...

They are being subjected to blatant repression. This is likely a consequence of the ongoing situation with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as these states move to push similar churches out of ...