Violent clashes erupted between parishioners from rival Orthodox churches on October 17 as they battled for control of St.

Moldovans will vote for a new president and on a constitutional amendment regarding its path to the EU. Both votes will take ...

On August 2, the Russian Orthodox Male Choir of Australia will perform at Melbourne Town Hall. Choir director Nektariy Kotlyarov told SBS Russian about the upcoming concert and tours in Europe.

Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey released. As ...

KARABANOVO, Russia, Sept 24 (Reuters) - For years until the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Father Ioann Burdin served as a priest in the Russian village of Karabanovo, 370 km (230 miles) northeast of ...

Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk firmly believes that people should not be prohibited from practicing their preferred branch of ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

On December 29, 2021, the Russian Orthodox Church announced its decision to form the patriarchate Exarchate of Africa, with two dioceses: the South African ...

A new Ukrainian law, which passed the country’s Parliament on Aug. 20, bans the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukrainian territory. The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said Russia has ...

Stephen Sackur speaks to Andrey Kordochkin, a former Russian Orthodox priest who spoke out against the 'Putinisation' of the church. Is he swimming against an unstoppable tide? Vladimir Putin ...

However, “the (Russian Orthodox) Church has an extremely widespread network on the Ukrainian territory that can gather information directly from the field. During a war, any information can have ...