Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, sent a message of congratulations on Friday to Pope Leo, whose predecessor Pope Francis had criticised Kirill's backing for Russia's war in ...

But Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has yet to be sanctioned by the United States, despite appeals by Ukrainian activists and others who see him as a destructive force ...

Patriarch Kirill was consecrating a church in the city of Novorossiysk in the southern Krasnodar region by the Black Sea when he slipped on the marble floor. A church spokesman said that the ...

Kirill declared during his sermon that a person of "true faith" is not subject to the fear of death. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill lights candles at the Christ The Savior Cathedral in Moscow ...

On January 5, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow called for a ceasefire along the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Ukraine so that opposing forces could ...

The head of state noted that Patriarch Kirill has earned the well-deserved authority of a religious figure and theologian, ...

When Patriarch Kirill sat down with Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov he might not have realised the meeting would embroil him in controversy. His attire was typical of a man of the cloth.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a close supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, worked for the Russian intelligence service in Switzerland in the 1970s, according to two Swiss newspapers ...

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has told his followers that "sacrifice in the course of carrying out your military duty washes away all sins." The patriarch's comments ...

(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 ...

On January 5, two days ahead of the Russian Orthodox Christmas, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia called on “all parties” involved in the 10-month-old Ukraine war to establish a ...