The Russian Orthodox Church is in mourning today as it copes with the loss of Patriarch Alexy II, who passed away early Friday morning at his residence in Moscow. Pope Benedict has expressed his grief ...

MOSCOW — Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but struggled against the influence of other churches, died today at age 79 The Moscow Patriarchate ...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans a brief working visit to the Vatican next Thursday for talks with Pope Benedict XVI, a spokesman said. The Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church ...

MOSCOW — In a somber service that echoed with ancient chants, Russia paid final tribute Tuesday to Patriarch Alexy II, who rebuilt the dominant Orthodox Church after 70 years of Communist repression ...

MOSCOW — In his nearly two decades at the head of the world’s largest Orthodox church, Patriarch Alexy II oversaw a religious revival in Russia and healed a major church rift, but his death leaves a ...

Metropolitan Kirill, considered a reformer in his approach to relations with the Russian government and the Roman Catholic Church, has been chosen as the interim leader of the Russian Orthodox Church ...

MINSK, 23 December (BelTA) - The documentary series Time Chose Us on the Belarus 1 TV channel examined why Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk Filaret, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, refused to take ...

MOSCOW — In his nearly two decades at the head of the world’s largest Orthodox church, Patriarch Alexy II oversaw a religious revival in Russia and healed a major church rift, but his ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but struggled against the influence of other churches, died Friday at age 79. The Moscow Patriarchate said ...