ISTANBUL (RNS) — “Antichrist in a Cassock,” “Antichrist of Constantinople” and “Devil Incarnate” were among the terms Russia’s foreign intelligence service used to attack the spiritual leader of ...

(RNS) — A delegation of Orthodox Christian clergy and lobbyists met with Trump administration officials and members of Congress this week, igniting feuds among both U.S. Orthodox Christian and ...

WASHINGTON -- Churches in occupied Ukraine are “loyal to Moscow rather than God,” Ukrainian military chaplain Mark Serhiyev said at a July 24 congressional hearing, adding that Russia is waging a ...

Maria, left, and Vlada are in a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico, waiting for an asylum appointment in the United States. The two Russian Christian missionaries fled after being targeted for ...

The Orthodox Church aligns itself closely with the government. Yet its leaders have also offered some help to movements that challenge the status quo. Pussy Riot became a cause célèbre for the Russian ...

Ukrainians are wary of any plan that gives Moscow its “Christmas wish list.” Eric Moore’s windows rattled as Ukraine’s air defense systems intercepted hundreds of incoming drones and missiles early ...

The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the most important historic and religious symbols of Ukraine, has been hit in Moscow's drone and missile attack overnight on Monday, in what President Zelenskyy has ...