Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

The 30-hour cessation of hostilities would have been the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the war.

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Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for breaking an Easter ceasefire announced by Vladimir Putin, with both sides accusing ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. Under his leadership, he ...

It now has more than 1,500 registered members, and church leaders say more than 4,000 people attend services each week. DSK ...

Despite the declaration of an Easter ceasefire on Saturday, Ukrainian forces have recorded 59 instances of Russian shelling.

The current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has balanced the growing power of Moscow, but the question ...

The burial ceremony for the pontiff on Saturday is taking on the air of a grand diplomatic gathering. A total of 160 foreign ...

The broader goal, the ISS states, is to ensure the future of clergy in Estonia aligned with the values of the Russian Orthodox Church. With the approval of Metropolitan Eugene, the Russian-language ...