A church that supports the ideology of the "Russian world" has no place in an independent state. "The Moscow Patriarchate is ...

Across Russian-occupied Ukraine, Kremlin troops have shuttered places of worship since the first invasion began in 2014.

While Alexy II enjoyed a degree of freedom, Kirill has consistently aligned with the Kremlin, especially regarding Ukraine. As early as 2009, he criticized the independence of the Orthodox Church ...

Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the 16th anniversary of his enthronement.

TASS/. Raids on the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery can be viewed as yet another Ukrainian military action against the Russian Orthodox Church, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.

TASS/. On Orthodox Christmas Russian President Vladimir Putin will as usual attend a church service, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media, adding that no church had been ...

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Jan 7 (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 ...