Zamoskvorechie ('the-area-beyond-the-River-Moscow') epitomizes Orthodox Moscow, the Russian capital famed before the 1917 Revolution for its 'forty-times-forty' churches. The quite courtyards and ...

Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed ... needs of the city's growing Russian population. The church's onion domes, bright colors and detailed ornamentation are hard to miss from ...

Russian attacks have damaged the Church of ... wooden scaffolding around the building has burned down and one of the domes is broken. Moreover, the bell tower and the tops of the nearby towers have ...

Ukraine's churches have for centuries been under the authority of the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. The decision may also lead to a lasting schism in the global Orthodox ...

and other Orthodox priests in Istanbul The Russian Orthodox Church has effectively cut diplomatic relations with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, which has authority over the world's 300 ...