FILE PHOTO: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia looks on in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius monastery in the town of Sergiyev Posad 30,899 people played the daily Crossword recently.

MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, sent a message of congratulations on Friday to Pope Leo, whose predecessor Pope Francis had criticised Kirill's ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Department of Homeland Security said on Friday that the patriarch of the Austin family that ICE transported to Mexico, along with their two U.S.-born children, had illegally ...

Russian Patriarch, Criticised by Pope Francis, Sends Warm Message to Leo MOSCOW (Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, sent a message of congratulations on Friday ...

“My older daughter, Nikki said, “You Dad. You’re the patriarch,” and so I said grace before we chowed down. I’ve been doing it for a long time, too. “Patriarch” is by ...

As a Turkish citizen, the archbishop is one of the few clerics eligible to become the next Patriarch of Constantinople. The holder of this position is often called the “spiritual leader” of ...

Dan Seavey, who helped organize the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and whose son and grandson have each won the famous Alaska race multiple times, has died. He was 87. The Minnesota native ...

In 1995, the ballet patriarch had to part ways with the Bolshoi over allegations the theatre had became artistically stagnant during the last decade of his 30-year tenure. He returned in 2008 to ...

In response to another question about the situation for Christians in Syria, the patriarch noted that life for Christians in the Middle East has never been easy and as they already have for "years ...