Hungary negotiated exemptions for Moscow Patriarch Kirill and domestic use of Russian oil products during talks on the EU's 16th package of sanctions, a Hungarian government spokesperson said on Feb.

The European Union is bracing for a potential Hungarian veto on extending sanctions against Russia, which are set to expire on March 15, Euractiv reported on March 10, citing sources familiar with the ...

For too long, we in the West have underestimated Putin’s global ideological vision as an animating force for his ...

The Russian Orthodox Church in Lithuania deliberately hides its affiliation to the Moscow Patriarchate, an Orthodox cleric ...

Three years into the Ukraine war, exiled Russian Orthodox priests receive support from Germany’s "Peace Unto All" network, ...

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow was stunned when a local priest confronted him in front of an audience to challenge his promotion of nationalism in the Russian Orthodox Church at the expense of ...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarch Kirill, is a figure who incites considerable controversy. His statements supporting military actions and strong ties with the Russian ...

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Patriarch Kirill lambasted "neo-pagan sentiments among some military personnel ... according to a transcript provided on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate. "Who would have thought that in the ...

The Feb. 24 anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was an opportunity to offer "ever more fervent prayers for peace," ...

On February 11, a diocesan meeting of the Moscow Metropolitanate of the Russian Orthodox Church was held in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. At the meeting, priest Alexei Shlyapin from Mozhaisk ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who is considered the “first among equals” in Eastern Orthodoxy, said any ...