The Russian Orthodox Church has spoken out against a plan to legalise polygamy in the country. A legal advisor in Islamic law, known as a mufti, has said specifically allowing men to have more than o...
The leader of the Orthodox Church in Russia has accompanied President Vladimir Putin on a trip to Greece to negotiate energy deals. It is the Russian president's first trip to a European Union coun...
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has asked for prayers for those impacted by a bombing at a metro station in St Petersburg on Monday. Patriarch Kirill said in a statement that there was neve...
The Russian Orthodox Church is moving forward with new guidelines seeking to ban priests from blessing weapons of mass destruction and other large military hard The priests are being urged to ditch t...
The Russian Orthodox Church has warned that it would sever ties with the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community if he grants autonomy to Ukraine's Orth The stern warning follows Ecumenical Patri...
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has signed a petition calling for a total ban on abortion in Russia. Patriarch Kirill put his name to the document after worshipping with campaigners from the ...
The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church has blessed a new cathedral which neighbours the Eiffel Tower. Patriarch Kirill, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, led the sanctification cerem...
The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church has written a letter to Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko, urging them to end the Ukraine conflict. Patriarch Kirill said in his letter to the Russian a...
A region of Russia banned abortions for one day to pay tribute to the Massacre of the Innocents. Russian Orthodox leaders in the Yaroslavl region have declared 11 January a "day of silence without ...
The Ukrainian president has said Russian troops have entered his country. Petro Poroshenko has called an emergency meeting of his security and defence council after an assault by pro-Russian forces o...
A Russian TV channel has pulled an episode of The Simpsons off air after Russian Orthodox Church leaders deemed it offensive. In the episode, Homer Simpson walks into a church with Jeffrey 'Comic Boo...
RT have sent another broadcast company a chocolate model of Salisbury Cathedral, the spot the Salisbury spy poisoning suspects claimed they were visiting. The cathedral was cited by Alexander Petro...
A woman is facing a prison sentence after posting a photo online in which she was lighting a cigarette with a candle at a church. According to The Times, the unnamed 21-year-old has been charged unde...
A toddler dressed as Pope Francis in his pope mobile has been awarded top prize at the White House fancy dress party by President Barack Obama. The American leader smiled as he caught sight of the bo...
An 82-year-old pro-life Christian activist has called on people to pray for the woman who allegedly attacked her outside Kentucky's only abortion clinic. Donna Durning, told the Louisville Courier Jo...
Israel's holding its second general election in five months. The country's Prime Minister is facing a battle for political survival that could end his ten-year leadership term.Benjamin Netanyahu has ...
CEO of Bethel Music Joel Taylor has thanked the thousands of people across the world who have prayed for his two children to be healed. Taylor's 2-year-old, Jaxon, fell seriously ill in the days lead...
A former ISIS leader has vowed to leave the terrorist organisation after a dream motivated him to convert to Christianity. The man, whose identity has been disguised for his safety, is being called M...
Visitors are being allowed back to a place in Jerusalem where some people believe Jesus was held captive prior to his crucifixion. The 'Prison of Christ' chapel had been closed to tourists for a numb...
Pregnant singer Ciara has said she is "thankful for God's grace" after she escaped uninjured from a car crash in Los Angeles. A spokeswoman for the 31-year-old said both mother and baby were unhurt a...
