Father Sergiy, a Russian monk who has defied the Russian Orthodox Church's leadership, right, speaks to journalists in Russian Ural's Sredneuralsk, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The monk, who has ...

An Orthodox Christian monastery in Ukraine sheltering hundreds of refugees, including children, was reportedly hit by an airstrike Saturday night. "Window frames flew out as a result of the terrible ...

A centuries-old monastery in Ukraine has been burned beyond repair after shelling by Russian artillery, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. All Saints Monastery of the Svyatogorsk Lavra was set ablaze ...

Ukraine looks set to double down on its efforts to root out potential Russian agents and saboteurs. In a highly unusual move, the SBU counterintelligence service, police officers, and the country’s ...

A Russian Orthodox monastery's plan to build a church on its Saint James campus advanced after Head of the Harbor’s planning board approved the site plan. The Monastery of the Glorious Ascension on ...

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Russian Orthodox monks in Head of the Harbor propose a church for their North Country Road property, but neighbors and preservationists said it would erode the area’s historic character. The Monastery ...

Raid targets suspected Russian 'subversive activities' Kyiv monastery is a Ukrainian culture treasure Russia's Orthodox Church condemns 'act of intimidation' Two other monasteries in western Ukraine ...

There’s an old Russian proverb: “Whatever is done is for the best.” It means that what feels like failure in the moment can, with time, blossom into something enduring. Such is the story of the ...

DADIVANK, Azerbaijan, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Soldiers unloaded sandbags and monks donned khaki vests over their cassocks on Sunday after Russian peacekeepers arrived to guard the 12th century Armenian ...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin avoids Trump tariff as Kyiv soldiers hold out in monastery from Moscow’s forces - Russia and North Korea only nations to not face US tariffs, while goods from Ukraine ...

MOSCOW (AP) — A rebellious Russian monk who has denied the coronavirus’ existence and urged believers to ignore the Kremlin’s lockdown orders has taken control of a monastery in the Ural Mountains.