Andrei Tkachev has become known for fiery sermons in which he says death in war is the best way to go. He's just one of many pro-war Russian Orthodox priests in a church that, according to one senior ...

(RNS) — A Russian Orthodox priest was reportedly arrested this week after he preached a sermon denouncing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an unusual example of the Russian government cracking down on ...

Catholic leaders in Russia are expressing concern about a bill that would restrict the ability of Russian religious ministers who receive religious education abroad to teach or preach in Russia. The ...

The Russian Orthodox Church recently defrocked a priest for delivering a sermon that called for an end to the conflict in Ukraine, RadarOnline.com has learned. Burdin was reportedly forced to ...

There’s little doubt that Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s Forgiveness Sunday Sermon last month received more attention than any Orthodox cleric’s sermon has received in the Western media in a long ...

A Russian priest has been arrested after delivering an anti-war sermon on Sunday over President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Father Ioann Burdin of the Resurrection Church in Russia's western ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A year ago this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a stringent anti-terrorism law that severely limited outreach of youthful Mormons serving across the country. SALT LAKE ...

WHEN Nikolai Patrushev, head of Russia's federal security service (FSB), spoke to his staff to mark the 90th anniversary of the Soviet secret service last year, he made an odd historic diversion.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that "our Western partners, who are so worried about democracy in Russia, [should] concentrate on the settlement of their own problems" MOSCOW ...

(UPDATED) Sunday sermons from Baptists and Pentecostals focus on peacemaking but also aftermath of any Russian invasion, as Putin on Monday recognizes independence of Donetsk and Luhansk. Update (Feb.

The United States' State Department has issued a warning to American travelers ahead of February's 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, preaching added security and highlighting the threat of ...