Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

The Russian influence remained even during the Soviet era, which waged war on the Moscow Church to the extent that an Orthodox church in Lebanon rang its bells when Stalin died. Over time, the ...

post-Soviet Russia is ruled by a dictatorship in which the KGB is fully merged with the Russian Orthodox Church—and the man at the head of this regime is, just like Vladimir Putin, an ex-KGB officer ...

This leaves behind the Russian Orthodox Church’s marking of Christmas on January 7 and ... song “Shchedryk” (“The Little Swallow”)—known as the “Carol of the Bells” in English—recasts a traditional ...

He "passed away" at the age of 95 - He was very active in Orthodox youth organizations - He founded the first missionary magazine in Greece entitled "Porefthenites" - In 2000 he was nominated for the ...

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a Russian Orthodox church built by Tzar Ivan the Terrible on Red ... The bell tower contains four bells, which were donated by Spain. Inside, three large ...

Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, died at a hospital in Athens at the age of 95 on Saturday, the church announced.

Rev Ruth Clay said the continued lack of bells at St Wendreda's was proving a problem The vicar of a Cambridgeshire church that has had to close its bell tower due to health and safety concerns ...

The bells at St Wendreda’s Church in March, Cambridgeshire, have been silent since January 2023 when damage to its 140ft (43m) tall spire was discovered. The Reverend Ruth Clay said she became ...

A number of Orthodox priests who are against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany, where they face many challenges. After Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ...

The Russian Orthodox Church seeks to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian forces in Ukraine ...

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has announced plans to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian ...