Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral ... population. The church's onion domes, bright ...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church recently commended Vladimir Putin over his handling of church and state relations ...

(RNS) — The story of the Rev. Hilarion Alfeyev captures how a once robust effort to bring Russian Orthodox Christianity and the Catholic Church together has foundered. (RNS) — Diplomacy is back.

President Vladimir Putin said Francis had “promoted the development of dialogue between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, as well as constructive cooperation between Russia and ...

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 Ukraine.

His youngest son is a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church. “Since Easter falls on the same date this year, the only feeling one can have is joy,” he told CNA in a written interview trans ...

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill led the Orthodox Easter service as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stood near at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow.