A Russian Orthodox priest has been sentenced to 14 days in custody over a 2014 photo in which he was shown with a Ukrainian flag, according to the cleric's own account and Russian media reports.

In a gesture of unity, Orthodox priests have been encouraged to shave their beards, as a symbolic act of brotherhood with ...

A Russian Orthodox priest has been sentenced to 14 days in custody over a 2014 photo in which he was shown with a Ukrainian flag, according to the cleric's own account and Russian media reports.

The Russian Orthodox Church strongly backs the war in Ukraine and has punished dozens of priests who have defied its official line, for example by reading out prayers for peace instead of victory.

A Russian Orthodox priest has been arrested over a 2014 photograph in which he is shown with a Ukrainian flag, according to the cleric. Nikolai Savchenko posted on social media that police officers ...

A Russian Orthodox priest has been arrested over a 2014 photograph in which he is shown with a Ukrainian flag, according to the cleric. Nikolai Savchenko posted on social media that police ...

A Russian Orthodox priest ministering in Spain, Archpriest Andrei Kordochkin, urged caution, however. He said that the report could be intended to boost the image of the Metropolitan, while also ...