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 ...

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 "alternative path of civilised ...

TASS/. The law banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the Moscow Patriarchate is a "blatant attack" on Christianity and freedom of religion, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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.