Long before the Rev. Ian Shipley began leading Chico’s Orthodox Christian community, he converted to the faith at age 16, ...

The leader of San Francisco's John Coltrane church is asking the public for help returning its beloved stolen saxophone.

A senior Ukrainian Orthodox Church official recently warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks the Kremlin is in a 'holy war' with the West.

The irony is that, despite the Russian church’s revival in material terms, its spiritual authority is faltering today: less than 5% of Russians regularly attend services of worship and prayer.

Despite GOP concerns over government interference, local evangelicals agree that the historic church must fully separate from its Moscow parent.

A new Ukrainian law, which passed the country’s Parliament on Aug. 20, bans the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukrainian territory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law legislation banning religious organizations linked to the Russian Orthodox Church from operating in Ukraine.

The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has garnered criticism and even international sanctions for his support of Putin’s invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022.

The Ukrainian parliament has banned a branch of the Orthodox church, linked to the Russian Orthodox Church. Kyiv says the church, called the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), has been spreading pro ...

Ukraine Banned Orthodox Church in August 2024? Some social media users accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of outlawing Christianity in Ukraine.

Ukrainian lawmakers on August 20 approved a bill banning religious organizations linked to the Russian Orthodox Church, which Kyiv has criticized for being supportive of Moscow's full-scale invasion.

The measure, which awaits President Volodymyr Zelensky’s signature, would further a long, post-Soviet split between two of the world’s largest Orthodox communities.