Pope Leo discussed the war in Ukraine on Saturday with Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, ...

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo received Metropolitan Anthony, the senior Russian Orthodox Church cleric who chairs its ...

Pope Leo met on Saturday with Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, in a possible effort to ...

Since becoming pope in May, Leo has repeatedly appealed for peace in global conflicts and told Zelenskyy this month that the ...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has sanctified Moscow’s Ukraine invasion, which he has described as a “holy war.” But Moscow had a dialogue with the late Pope Francis, ...

By Thomas Peter and Aleksandar Vasovic ZAPORIZHZHIA (Reuters) -About 25 miles (40 km) from a slowly advancing Russian ...

BY SHALVA DZIDZIGURI -- In June, Russia abstained from participation in the gathering estimated to be the first meeting of fellow orthodox church leaders since 787 AD.

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has justified Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in February 2022 on spiritual and ideological grounds. In the 10 months since the Russian ...

Led by Patriarch Kirill, the Russian Orthodox Church is one of the most tangible cultural bonds between Russia and Ukraine. To Vladimir Putin, Orthodox Christianity is a tool for asserting Moscow ...

The first attempt in the twentieth century to create an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church separate from the Russian Orthodox Church, at the Kiev Sobor of 1921, was viewed as illegitimate by ...

Russian Orthodox Church. Latest; Search. Search. Clear this text input. On Ukraine’s Independence Day, Zelensky Celebrates Push Into Russia. Although the cross-border offensive carries risks, it ...

In the face of danger, first responders can use all the help they can get,  several said during the annual blessing of ...