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ISIS CLAIMS CREDIT FOR RUSSIAN CHURCH SHOOTING THAT LEAVES 5 DEAD
The church service marked the start of the religious season of Lent in the Russian Orthodox Church's calendar... 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›
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›
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›
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›
?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›
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›
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›
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›
OUTRAGE IN RUSSIA AFTER RELIGIOUS LEADERS BACK FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Two prominent religious leaders in Russia have provoked outrage after suggesting female genital mutilation could help reduce sexual promiscuity... READ MORE›
150 YEARS AFTER ALASKA SALE, SOME RUSSIANS HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS
Even Sergey Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, was asked about Alaska in a recent interview with a Russian newspaper... READ MORE›
IN HISTORIC ENCOUNTER WITH LEADER OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, POPE SET TO MEET STAUNCH KREMLIN ALLY
Read more Michael Birnbaum is The Post's Moscow bureau chief... READ MORE›
FROM JERUSALEM TO DAMASCUS TO MOSCOW, ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE EASTER
In the Syrian capital Damascus, hundreds of worshippers attended mass at the Holy Cross Church... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS TO MEET WITH RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH
The Russian Orthodox Church has considered western Ukraine its traditional territory and has resented papal influence there... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS MEETS RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH'S PATRIARCH KIRILL, A MILLENNIUM AFTER SPLIT
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill kisses Pope Francis as they meet at the Jose Marti aiport in Havana, Cuba... READ MORE›
POPE, ORTHODOX LEADER TO SHOW SOLIDARITY IN VISIT WITH REFUGEES IN LIMBO IN GREECE
When Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, visit migrants on the Greek island of Le... READ MORE›
IN WARNING, PUTIN SAYS ROMANIA, POLAND MAY NOW BE IN RUSSIA'S CROSS HAIRS
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned Romania and Poland they could find themselves in the sights of Russian rockets because they are hosting e... READ MORE›
POPE MEETS RUSSIAN ORTHODOX LEADER, A FIRST IN 1,000-YEAR SCHISM
The Russian Orthodox Church has considered western Ukraine its traditional territory and has resented papal influence there... READ MORE›
POPE TELLS MEXICAN ELITE THEY MUST DO MORE TO FIGHT DRUG-RELATED CRIME
Francis began Saturday by meeting with President Enrique Pena Nieto at the presidential palace... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN NO-SHOW AT HISTORIC ORTHODOX COUNCIL SEEN AS BID FOR POWER BY MOSCOW
But the Ecumenical Patriarchate is based in Istanbul is frequently at odds with Moscow, with the Russian Church having restored much of its power after Communism... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN BLOGGER CONVICTED FOR PLAYING POKEMON GO IN CHURCH
On Thursday, the rights group said that Russia blatantly misused the criminal justice system in Sokolovsky's case, calling it a show trial ... READ MORE›