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 challenges. After Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ...

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 ...

Kupyansk, a city with a pre-war population of 26,000 in northeastern Ukraine just 25 miles from the Russian border ... it will also be necessary to cross the Oskil River south of the city ...

Mikhnov-Vaytenko, the Russian Orthodox priest, visits Ukrainian civilians awaiting trial inside occupied Crimea and Russia itself. The ones he meets are “fortunate” enough to be criminally ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of ... due to unusually warm winter temperatures. Across Russia, the devout and the daring celebrate Epiphany ...

MOSCOW — Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox ... two Russian oil tankers sank in bad weather. Temperatures across Russia have been increasing over the past quarter of a century ...

Vladimir Putin’s call with President Trump reinforced the Russian leader’s view that Moscow and Washington should decide the fate of Ukraine — and other weighty matters. By Anton ...