hundreds of Orthodox priests faced repression because they disagreed with the policies of Russian secular and church officials, according to estimates by human rights activists. A number fled ...

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has announced plans to significantly increase the number of military chaplains, to provide more spiritual support to soldiers in the Ukraine conflict zone. Currently, ...

Viktor Yelensky, head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience (SEFC), in a speech at the International Religious Freedom Summit in the United States, called on the ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

John the Baptist are part of the Orthodox Church in America, a group that had its beginnings with monks of the Russian Orthodox Church who set up missions in Alaska. The Orthodox Church in America ...

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 ...

The Russian Orthodox Church has called for a significant increase in military clergy to support soldiers in the ongoing war against Ukraine. At the XXXIII Christmas Readings, Metropolitan Kirill of ...

the SBI said. Law enforcement officials called Novynskyi a "handler" of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Ukraine. In December 2022, Ukraine imposed sanctions against him and other leaders of the ...

he was appointed president of the World Council of Churches as well as honorary president of the World Conference of Religions for Peace. In April 2018, he hosted Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill ...

the SBI said. Law enforcement officials called Novynskyi a "handler" of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Ukraine. In December 2022, Ukraine imposed sanctions against him and other leaders of ...