Recently, however, he noted a subtle shift: “During the Orthodox Christmas interviews in early January, several priests sent to the Ukrainian front reported to Patriarch Kirill that the Russian ...

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From prison and from exile, supporters of Moscow have been ramping up social media posts aimed at backing Russia’s call for ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar ... falls on the first full moon after the spring equinox. “While Christmas is fixed to a solar calendar (and near the winter solstice ...

A similar shift is evident in parts of Central Russia's Siberia. Two years ago in Chita, towering ice sculptures of Russian soldiers clutching Kalashnikov rifles stood among the New Year and Orthodox ...

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ISTANBUL (AP) — The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy ...

(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A large rosary hangs on a wall as Raheel Yelda Nissan, a Syriac Orthodox Christian, prepares tea in the northeastern Syrian village of Tel Tal, which is currently controlled ...