A surge of people converting to Orthodox Christianity is helping local parishes here buck the national trend of declining ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sounded the alarm on what he calls a global campaign of "barbaric treatment" toward Russian culture. In a meeting with Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian ...

The remarkable legacy of Saint John the Russian continues to thrive in Greece, where his revered relics are enshrined in a ...

Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, each site ...

Specifically we do not agree on the Old Testament ... Catholic Church is not alone in accepting the Books which Protestants label as "Apocrypha." The Coptic, Greek and Russian Orthodox churches ...

The Russian Community—now the country’s largest extremist group—is thriving under Putin’s wartime regime, fusing faith, ...

Venerable Sergius of Radonezh (1314 – 1392) was medieval Russia’s spiritual leader and is worshipped as a saint by both the Russian Orthodox and the Catholic churches. His hagiography ...

The Kremlin has increasingly embraced the Soviet dictator and his legacy, using them to exalt Russian history in a time of ...

Romania’s newly elected president Nicusor Dan has been officially sworn in, ushering in a tentative close to the worst ...

The military aircraft brought down power lines as it hit the ground, leaving hundreds of locals without electricity.

Just as leaves fall from trees in autumn and reappear in spring as green leaves the cycle of life and death and rebirth continues endlessly says V N Mittal The myst ...

In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...