MOSCOW (AP) — Worshippers including President Vladimir Putin packed Moscow’s landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral for a nighttime Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox ...

On Holy Saturday, before the Easter night service, it is a tradition to visit churches to worship the shroud, an icon ...

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church on Seneca Street, Wilkes-Barre, is proud to commemorate its 100th anniversary on Sept. 21. “We are very honored to celebrate this blessed event with our ...

On this day, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill usually performs the Divine Liturgy at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius near Moscow MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. Russian Orthodox believers celebrate ...

Imagine stepping into a church that looks fully Orthodox—icons, incense, chanting, bearded priests—but it's actually Catholic ...

Sally Swetzoff leans over a sewing machine in the dining room of the Bishop’s House, just across from Unalaska’s Front Beach. She’s hemming the curtains for the bedroom windows, and she’s on a tight ...

Father Aleksei used to anoint Russian military equipment with holy water at a base just south of Moscow. These days, instead of ministering to Russian troops, he's preaching to middle-aged clients in ...