His remarks have stirred renewed debate over how far religious institutions can go in justifying state-led military action.

Iranian director Ali Abbasi has responded to Russia’s unexplained ban of his serial killer thriller Holy Spider just days after its theatrical release. The move comes amid growing military and ...

The World Russian People's Council led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has adopted an "order" that refers to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a "holy war" and states that "the entire territory of ...

The Russian Orthodox Church on January 13 published a verdict calling for the expulsion of a priest who has made anti-war remarks and who failed to pray for the “victory of Holy Russia” in its war of ...

Rev. Nazari Polataiko at the Holy Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles is still haunted by the sound of sirens, even months after visiting his native Ukraine last summer. Buildings, ...

Republicans are demanding the Trump administration investigate certain Russian Orthodox churches in the United States, ...

Russia acknowledged the Vatican's diplomatic mission to broker a peace deal to end the conflict in Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentioned the Holy See's ongoing peace mission in a ...

Russia is reportedly using so-called "low-level agents" in its hybrid warfare against the West – ordinary civilians recruited, often via social media, to carry out relatively minor acts of espionage ...