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Speaking on Sunday in the Cathedral of the Dormition, Smolensk, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow again urged Russians to resist “forces trying to destroy the country and attack its Church”, just as their ...

The largest organization of religious leaders in Ukraine is backing a proposal by that nation's president — approved by Ukrainian lawmakers Aug. 20 — to ban the Russian Orthodox Church and its ...

Putin Incoming: While attention is focused now on Xi's upcoming tour, Russian President Vladimir Putin will reportedly visit China in mid-May, shortly after the Chinese leader ends his trip to Europe.

To call the Kremlin big is like calling its current tenant Vladimir Putin ‘a bit of a grouch’. The UNESCO World Heritage Site spans a full 68 acres and comprises all sorts of sizeable and ...

The event, hosted at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, marked the devastating impact of the Holodomor, a man-made famine inflicted by the Soviet government on Ukraine in 1932-1933.

During "60 Minutes'" visit to the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv, a 3D laser scanner was used to meticulously capture every architectural detail of the church so that if disaster strikes, the ...

Andrey and Daniil painting the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir, from an illustrated chronicle compendium (1570s/80s). Reaktion Books Any search for Rublev must begin with the icon known as the Old ...

Nicholas and Alexandra Feodorovna were crowned in the Dormition Cathedral in Moscow, followed by a national holiday and feast for the Russian proletariat held at Khodynka field outside Moscow, the ...

Several people who gathered for the service said that they prayed for Ukraine's victory in the war, for strong health for the Ukrainians and for peace. A second OCU liturgy, held in the Dormition ...