Since February 2022, Russia’s full-scale invasion has devastated Ukraine’s religious communities. Sacred sites have been destroyed, and clergy members have been killed.

An expert on war crimes and cultural heritage says Russia's attacks on Ukraine's religious sites reflect tactics used by Nazi ...

Religion has become a powerful tool for Russia in its war against Ukraine, with the Orthodox Church playing a prominent role in shaping Moscow’s narrative. According to Viktor Yelensky, Ukraine’s ...

The Russian Orthodox Church is creating another pro-family day, part of a broader ‘traditional values’ campaign run by the ...

The regime of Vladimir Putin is using the Russian Orthodox Church in efforts to repress other faiths not only in Ukraine and other foreign countries but within Russia’s borders, clergy and rights ...

Amid its war on Ukraine, Russia continues to block a number of external religious websites, social media accounts and apps from several countries, preventing believers of various faiths from accessing ...

WASHINGTON -- Churches in occupied Ukraine are “loyal to Moscow rather than God,” Ukrainian military chaplain Mark Serhiyev said at a July 24 congressional hearing, adding that Russia is waging a ...

MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers are reworking a draft law introducing prison terms for religious offences after signs that Vladimir Putin is concerned it could undermine the delicate ...

As Pope Leo XIV highlights the need for interreligious dialogue and diplomacy, religious liberty in Russia continues to decline, with the US International Religious Freedom Commission citing that ...

The attacks on the capital of Kyiv, and the second-largest city of Kharkiv, came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke separately by phone with ...

About 72% of Russians are Orthodox, 7% are Muslim, 5% are atheist, and 13% do not have a religious affiliation. About 3% of Russians belong to a variety of other religious groups. Palace of the Senate ...

MOSCOW, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a long-standing ally of President Vladimir Putin, on Sunday urged the Kremlin to be moderate in new legislation ...