The Russian Orthodox Church has a long history of close links to the Kremlin. It also has a key role in justifying the ongoing war.

Deep in Siberia's wilderness, a family vanished for decades—until outsiders stumbled upon their hidden world. Their story ...

In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Francis Asbury, Sylvester II becoming pope, and ...

In Orthodox Christian iconography, a peculiar icon of Saint Christopher can be seen, depicting him with a dog's head.

The Russian ruble has lost over half of its value since Putin first invaded Crimea in 2014, and over $600bn of the Kremlin’s foreign currency reserves have been frozen in Western banks.

“Nudity, the Orthodox Church ... a seventy-year-old theatre director, is widely beloved for his poetic, often melancholic productions that update classic Russian storytelling with a contemporary ...

After likely hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian dead, it will be hard for any side to refuse the concept of a truce. Moscow will be under pressure to show it is not the obstacle to US ...

Russia is yet to respond to the proposed 30-day ceasefire in the conflict agreed by the US and Ukraine. In the mean time, the war continues. Here's what's happened today, before we close our live ...

Languages: English and Farsi Iranian state news aired footage on Monday of Russian and Chinese warships arriving at Iran's Chabahar port for joint military exercise. The "Security Belt-2025 ...

LONDON (AP) — Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers reported ...

The Ukrainian front in the Russian province of Kursk is at risk of collapsing after days of intensive Russian assaults were aided by a Russian surprise attack through a gas pipeline. Seven months ...