Below are some excerpts from a speech on the meaning of the Fourth of July delivered by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852. Fellow-citizens, pardon ...

Former traffic cop Sergei Torop commanded followers to stop using money while extracting funds from them through ...

"Pastor Ralph" — who has endeared himself to Latter-day Saints and across the faith community — is retiring after 20 years ...

The head of the Russian Church in Moscow, Patriarch Kirill, has doggedly backed the invasion of Ukraine, calling it a Holy War, and expressing little compassion for its victims.

As a member of the Russian-speaking community in Israel, I can tell you that Novy God (Russian for “New Year”) is more than just a holiday marking a new calendar year. Even if for one day a year, it ...

In Russia, religion has been used as a tool for justifying the war in Ukraine. And as many become convinced by the church that they’re part of God’s plan, and thus shouldn’t fear being killed while ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of Orthodox Christianity as a strategic tool to restore Russia’s Imperial status has revived the Russian people’s sense of exceptionalism.

Ukraine’s parliament overwhelmingly passed a preliminary vote last Thursday for a bill that could ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has close ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, from ...

NUR-SULTAN - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine and ...

In Russia, a Christian religion is punished, over and over again June 11, 2022 More than 3 years ago 3 min ...

VLADIMIR PUTIN'S presidency has been marked by a strong influence of the Russian Orthodox Church. But does the 69-year-old actually believe in God himself?