DUBASARI VECHI, Moldova -- Sitting in the darkened nave ... another autonomous Eastern Orthodox church. That said, Cojocari is skeptical of how much impact Vladimir's move will have in the region ...

(RNS) — On Thursday (May 2), the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa ordained in Zimbabwe the first deaconess of any patriarchate in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking ...

FILE - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, center, delivers the Christmas service in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Friday. While much of the world has Christmas in the ...