The Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church have persecuted dozens of clergy who called for peace. Ecclesiastical courts ...

He asked the patriarch to approve his transfer to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church but instead, Kirill banned him from service until the priest made a public apology. “My position, which I first ...

After Patriarch Kirill endorsed Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in 2012, the Russian Orthodox Church continued to steadily increase its wealth. Photo shows Vladimir Putin in a white ...

(RNS) — The Patriarch reportedly said churches 'must not add fuel to the fire' of political conflict but has been widely accused of doing just that. (RNS) — The acting general secretary of ...

THE Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) has issued a strongly worded statement condemning the Russian state’s ...

The global Orthodox Christian Church has faulted the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow for his stance on Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine. The 78-year-old Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church ...

The Belarusian peace-loving policy makes it possible for the republic to live more or less peacefully – as noted by President Aleksandr ...

The Russian Orthodox Church has developed good relations with the Roman Catholic Church in recent years, including with the pontiffs who used to head the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo urged Russia to take steps towards ending the conflict in Ukraine when he spoke to President Vladimir Putin for the first time, the Vatican said on Wednesday. "The pope made an appeal for ...

Vladimir Putin thanked the new pope for 'his willingness to contribute to a settlement' of the conflict, the Kremlin said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first telephone conversation June 4 with the pope encouraging Putin to make a gesture to show he is serious about peace ...