prompting him to distribute crosses with his initials to soldiers before sending them to die on Ukrainian soil. On Orthodox Christmas, marked by Russian occupiers on Jan. 7, Russian Orthodox ...

From prison and from exile, supporters of Moscow have been ramping up social media posts aimed at backing Russia’s call for elections in Ukraine and slamming President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill has called for a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine and Donbass ... 6 to 12:00 a.m. on January 7 so that Orthodox people could attend church services ...

This past Jan. 7, the traditional Russian Orthodox Christmas, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ declared that Russia is fighting a “biblical battle” in Ukraine against the “decadent ...

BUDAPEST, December 20. /TASS/. Hungary still hopes that Russia and Ukraine may agree on a ceasefire and a large-scale exchange of prisoners by Orthodox Christmas, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor ...

The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday has said “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he celebrated Mass ...

An curved arrow pointing right. For the first time in over a century, Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on December 25. The move marks an ongoing shift for the country in an attempt to break away ...

The proposal, discussed at the XXXIII Christmas Readings ... country – many relocating to other Eastern Orthodox nations or Istanbul. In Ukraine, Orthodox Christianity, the country’s largest ...

We'll see when he becomes president.” St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, in Carnegie, celebrates Christmas according to the Julian calendar, so it wasn’t until January that Father ...

Meanwhile in Georgia, protesters are celebrating Orthodox Christmas on their 40th consecutive ... spoke about Russia's military operation in Ukraine. "Let us ask the Lord that the terrible civil ...