Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and to the participants and guests of the 33rd International Educational Christmas Readings This year’s theme is the 80th ...

Russians who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan came home to silence and stigma. There’s a very public push to make things ...

Across Russian-occupied Ukraine, Kremlin troops have shuttered places of worship since the first invasion began in 2014.

A boy plays in the snow during Siberia's notoriously cold winter.

Disinformation, the deliberate dissemination of false or misleading information to deceive or manipulate public opinion, ...

Moscow believes it has the resources and manpower to withstand at least another year of the conflict.

“It is now time for the church to protect ... presenting the Moscow Patriarchate’s stance on major current and social issues. Questions remain about his ties to the Kremlin.

Russia’s emphasis on what it deems family values comes from the top, but some of the policies that most impact Russians are ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she ...

Some Orthodox Christians continue to mark Epiphany in Russian-affiliated religious centers, even as Kyiv moves toward banning the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).

TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...