MOM REMEMBERS SON TRAGICALLY KILLED BY DAD ON CHRISTMAS

Later that day, Bukharina's family and friends gathered at her parent's Fair Lawn, NJ, home where they ate Russian food and shared stories of Kirill... READ MORE›

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POPE TAKES 12 REFUGEES BACK TO ROME AFTER VISIT TO CAMP

Critics say the agreement has trampled on the civil rights of refugees fleeing war and betrayed the ideals of the European Union... READ MORE›

JOHN PAUL LETTERS REVEAL 'INTENSE' FRIENDSHIP WITH WOMAN

And read the full story of Pope John Paul II and Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka In 1976, Cardinal Wojtyla attended a Catholic conference in the US... READ MORE›

MOSCOW FINALLY APPROVES MONUMENT TO CELEBRATE AUTHOR MIKHAIL BULGAKOV

Svetlana Brezhneva, who teaches Russian literature in a school in the Moscow suburb of Troitsk, was visiting Bulgakov House on Sunday with two of her students... READ MORE›

ORTHODOX CHURCH SNUBS POPE FRANCIS IN GEORGIA

Pope Francis has wrapped up a visit to Georgia with fresh gestures of friendship towards the Orthodox Church despite being snubbed by the local patriarchate... READ MORE›

HOW COULD VLADIMIR PUTINS SPOKESMAN AFFORD A $620,000 WATCH?

Dmitry Peskov defends the watch as a gift from his new bride. But a host of questions remain... READ MORE›

'MATILDA' FILM ON LAST CZAR'S AFFAIR, SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN RUSSIA

Putin's push for national pride and increasing support for the Orthodox Church helped stoke opposition to the film... READ MORE›

UNITY CALL AS POPE FRANCIS HOLDS HISTORIC TALKS WITH RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH

The Roman Catholic Church has more than a billion members worldwide, while the Russian Orthodox Church numbers about 165 million... READ MORE›

PRESTIGE OF RUSSIAN MILITARY SERVICE DOUBLES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS

Prestige of Russian military service doubles in the last 5 years -- RT Russian politics... READ MORE›

POPE AND RUSSIAN ORTHODOX LEADER MEET IN HISTORIC STEP

The Russian Orthodox Church declared itself an independent entity and named its own patriarch... READ MORE›

Putin is under Satan's influence leader of Kiev Orthodox Church... READ MORE›

WORLD AIDS DAY CUT GAY BLOOD BAN TO THREE MONTHS

Pope Francis listened as an Iraqi Christian girl described the refugees' sufferings and expressed gratitude for his visit... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN PATRIARCH'S UK VISIT TO BUILD TRUST BETWEEN RUSSIAN & BRITISH BELIEVERS

In October 1962, the Moscow Patriarchate's Diocese of Sourozh was founded, which is the Russian Orthodox Church's official and largest branch inside Great Britain and Ireland... READ MORE›

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES CLOSE TO DEAL TO FIX COMMON DATE FOR EASTER

Pope Tawadros had also discussed the matter with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople - the 'first among equals' in the Eastern Orthodox Church... READ MORE›

POPE AND RUSSIAN ORTHODOX LEADER TO HOLD HISTORIC ENCOUNTER IN CUBA

The planned encounter next Friday between Francis and Patriarch Kirill I at Havana's airport also highlights apparent moves toward greater solidarity amid current worries... READ MORE›

POPES LETTERS SHOW A DEEP FRIENDSHIP WITH PHILOSOPHER

Toward the end of his life, John Paul reached out to Dr. Tymieniecka, reminiscing about his visit to her home near Pomfret, Vt... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS AND RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH TO HOLD HISTORIC MEETING

The Russian Orthodox church's spokesman, the Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, said discussions in Havana would focus on persecution of Christians... READ MORE›

?ROWDS SURROUND ST PETERSBURG RELIGIOUS MUSEUM, PROTESTING ITS TRANSITION TO ORTHODOX CHURCH

At least 500 believers joined the sacred procession led by Russian Orthodox Church officials around the cathedral, singing prayers, Ruptly reported... READ MORE›

ORTHODOX EASTER SPREADS

Orthodox Easter was celebrated across the world Sunday with a fire ceremony, roasted lamb, cakes and street processions through the streets of Bethlehem and Jerusalem... READ MORE›

HOW THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ANSWERS PUTIN'S PRAYERS IN UKRAINE

Andrew the First-Called Foundation, which helped reunite Kirill's Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, which separated from the ROC in the 1920s... READ MORE›

MEETING OF POPE AND PATRIARCH HIGHLIGHTS ANCIENT RIFTS, CURRENT FEARS

On Sunday, Kirill will celebrate Mass at Havana's Russian Orthodox Church... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | WHY RUSSIA HAS TWO ST. PATRICK'S DAYS THIS YEAR

While the Catholic Church adopted the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century, the Russian Orthodox Church still uses the older Julian calendar... READ MORE›

GRAVE VISIT COUPLE ASKED TO REMOVE EQUAL MARRIAGE STICKER FROM CAR IN CHURCH CAR PARK

The incident happened on Sunday afternoon in the car park of a Russian Orthodox Church in Harold's Cross... READ MORE›

POPE, PATRIARCH DEMAND END TO ISLAMIC STATE ATTACKS

Francis kicked off his final day in Turkey with a liturgy alongside Bartholomew in the Orthodox Church of St... READ MORE›

POPE JOHN PAUL II LETTERS RAISE DEBATE ABOUT CELIBACY

There is no suggestion Pope John Paul broke the vow of celibacy taken by Catholic priests and bishops... READ MORE›

IN RUSSIA, OSCAR-NOMINATED 'LEVIATHAN' OPENS OLD WOUNDS

13 COMMENTEMAILMORE TERIBERKA, RUSSIA The Russian movie Leviathan has been enjoying the spotlight ever since its Oscar nomination for best foreign film last month... READ MORE›

POPE AND RUSSIAN ORTHODOX LEADER TO MEET IN CUBA

The meeting between Francis and Patriarch Kirill will be the first ever between the leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches... READ MORE›

FRANCISZEK MACHARSKI FORMER ARCHBISHOP OF KRAKOW DIES AT 89

John Paul II died at 9 37 p.m. Cardinal Macharski died at 9 37 a.m... READ MORE›

POPE, ORTHODOX LEADERS TO VISIT GREEK FRONT LINE OF REFUGEE CRISIS

His first trip after becoming pontiff in 2013 was to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, which, like Lesbos, has received many thousands of refugees... READ MORE›

WHY POPE AND PATRIARCH MEETING MATTERS IN MOSCOW

The Vatican has been pushing for such a meeting since the collapse of the Soviet Union but Moscow had always resisted... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS US VISIT PRODUCES ONE OF THE LARGEST SECURITY OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY

Behind the scenes, the Secret Service has been mapping out a security strategy for a visit that is virtually unprecedented in nature... READ MORE›