As Orthodox Easter approached, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a familiar move: calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine. On ...

It is Lent in the Christian world, but in reality, it only alters the lives of monks and Moscow restaurateurs, who rush to invent Lenten menus to profit from the public's fear of living in sin.

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But ...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, released doves from the steps of Moscow's Annunciation Cathedral on Monday to mark the Feast of the Annunciation. Trump Wins Supreme ...

However, traditions may vary depending on the country a person is from. "Easter is a big deal for Orthodox Christians, even more so than Christmas," says George E. Demacopoulos, PhD, co-director ...

Russian Orthodox church officials escaped a defamation lawsuit on Monday from a bishop who said church officials falsely accused him of forging documents. Alexander Belya failed to show the officials ...

As well as being declared uncanonical, the text was ruled to be overly exclusive of Biblical translations, especially those of the Russian Orthodox Church. A representative of International Christian ...

A historic Russian ... for Christmas services, some families would drive from out of the state just to be in attendance with their home church. To the Sorochkas, the Orthodox faith is not just ...

A 2017 Pew Research Center poll found 49% of American Orthodox were Greek, followed by Russian Orthodox at 16%, though a recent influx of Orthodox converts may have altered these shares.

(Reuters) - A Russian Orthodox priest has been sentenced to 14 days in custody over a 2014 photo in which he was shown with a Ukrainian flag, according to the cleric's own account and Russian ...