Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned what he described as unprecedented and barbaric assaults on Russian culture ...

As Pope Leo XIV highlights the need for interreligious dialogue and diplomacy, religious liberty in Russia continues to ...

Moscow recently marked the 1,700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council when the profession of faith was drafted. Coincidentally, Putin and Pope Leo XIV spoke on the phone, providing an opportu ...

Following the break with the West, a large percentage of Russian travellers have turned to domestic tourism, where religious ...

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in the ceremony of inauguration of the National Football Stadium in Minsk.

This is where it all began. This is the heart of our state,” a cultural director said of the 11th-century St. Sophia.

The spiritual unity between the peoples of Belarus and Russia remains strong even during challenging times, Belarusian Commissioner for Religions and Nationalities Aleksandr Rumak said as he attended ...

The Saviour and St. Euphrosyne Convent in Polotsk celebrates its 900th anniversaryA great and bright holiday is celebrated on the ...

One of the most important shifts in history was the spread of Christianity by the Greeks from the Byzantine Empire into ...

Plans for a skyscraper art installation inspired by JRR Tolkien’s ‘Eye of Sauron’ to open in Moscow tomorrow night have been scrapped after complaints from the Russian Orthodox Church.

Roma “skated, dyed his hair, made tattoos, played loud music and, if necessary, he would fight for the freedom to do so,” wrote a war correspondent friend, Philip Mahlzan, in a bittersweet eulogy for ...

Christian leaders stress that the council and its anniversary still have relevance in the modern day, despite theological divides.