Patriarch Kirill, an enthusiastic backer of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, blessed icons and crosses that were to be engraved with the president’s initials and sent to servicemen in the 34-month-old ...

NATO will deploy 10 more ships to shield vital undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea after a string of possible sabotage incidents, according to a new report. Newsweek has contacted NATO and the ...

Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin extended Christmas greetings to Orthodox Christians, emphasizing the importance of family ...

Kyiv disputes that Putin’s forces have captured frontline Kurakhove as Kursk battle rages - Ukraine’s general staff says it ...

President Putin marked Christmas with a message emphasizing faith, family, and the role of the Church in Russia, attending ...

The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Orthodox Christmas service on Monday at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral.

"During the Christmas season we clearly feel with all our heart how important for us are parental, family traditions that are being handed down from generation to generation," Vladimir Putin said ...

The president of the Czech Republic has let 40 citizens join the fight in Ukraine, just after Kyiv launched an offensive in Kursk.

A pro-ISIS group called on Muslims to conduct attacks in the US, Russia and Europe just days before a man drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year's Day.