Cyril and Methodius were the Greek linguists whose translation of Christian texts into the Slavic language inspired Fr. John Veniaminov, later St. Innocent of Alaska, to establish Alaska’s first ...

When I began exploring the history of Christianity and the art it inspired, I had no idea it would lead me to one of the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted President Donald Trump a painting depicting the moment the U.S. leader survived an assassination attempt last year.

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to bless for troops fighting in Ukraine.

Russian politicians want to close house churches and ban anointing faithful in flats. This would hit the religious communities hard and following the Orthodox Church hierarchy, Catholic bishops are ...

Sacred Art: Church and State in Russian Orthodoxy An exploration of the historical and contemporary dynamics of the Russian Orthodox Church and its evolving relationship with the Russian state ...

On Ukrainian Independence Day, Aug. 24, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law which prohibits religious organizations tied to the Russian state.

Pope Francis on Sunday sharply denounced the Ukrainian government’s recently enacted ban on Russian Orthodox Church worship, arguing that the faithful should not be barred from worshipping as ...

The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has garnered criticism and even international sanctions for his support of Putin’s invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022.

Hungarian Catholics have reacted warily to the suspension of a top Russian Orthodox prelate in Europe, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Budapest and Hungary, who faces demotion and disgrace amid ...

The US is rethinking restrictions on Russian diamonds after a wave of pushback from the industry and nations heavily involved in the diamond trade, Reuters reported on Monday.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia came to Howell Tuesday to bless the restored St. George's Church.