Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours this week to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services, ...

(Reuters) - The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path ...

St Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox and Greek Catholic Church (Photo: Jenna Kurzyna/WWAY) (AP) — Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Moscow Patriarch Kirill accused the West of "hating" Russia because it represents "an alternative path of civilizational ...

MOSCOW, January 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his congratulations to all Russian people on Orthodox Christmas holiday, pointing out to the Russian Orthodox Church’s ...

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in ...