“It will be something rare, strange, to have archaeological proof for [a specific person] 2,000 years ago,” he concedes, leaning back in his chair and folding his arms over his vestments.

A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many challenges. After Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ...

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 number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many ...

The Russian Orthodox Church seeks to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian forces in Ukraine ...

SOFIA - Nikolai Balashov, a senior Russian Orthodox priest sanctioned by Ukraine and reportedly a former KGB colonel general, was granted entry into Bulgaria following the Patriarch’s invitation ...

Although no clergy were present, about two dozen Unalaskans took part in a starring ceremony Jan. 7 under the direction of ...

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in eastern Ukraine as she celebrated Orthodox Epiphany in a Russian-affiliated church, despite the war.

Local media showed people bathing in Novosibirsk, Murmansk, and South Ossetia, as well as Russian soldiers ... state," one military priest said. Across Russia, the Orthodox devout celebrate ...

Born on Nov. 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece, Anastasios was ordained a priest in the Church of Greece ... In April 2018, he hosted Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Albania and called for ...

Russian forces attacked the city of ... a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). Source: RIA-Pivden, a local news agency Details: The church priest stated that two people were ...