Patriarch Kirill speaks during the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 27, 2023. Photo courtesy of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia ...

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has expressed support for the invasion of Ukraine while the pope has lamented the loss of life.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, right, and Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill talk to each other prior to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual state of the nation address in ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on November 20, 2020.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia looks on in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius monastery, which is considered the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church, in ...

The Ukrainian patriarch highlighted what he described as "the horrifying results of Russia's imperial ambitions," pointing to the destruction and loss of life that has only grown since Russia's ...

The SBU said it had established that Metropolitan Onufrii, also known by his secular name, Orest Berezovskyi, voluntarily ...

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia looks on in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius monastery, which is considered the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church, in the town of Sergiyev ...

CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 06:00 am. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is sending letters in support of new mothers in Russia as part of a new project designed to encourage pregnant women to keep ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew leads the official door-opening ceremony of lower Manhattan's St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Nov. 2, 2021. Credit: AP/Ted Shaffrey By The Associated Press ...