The publication of the Vatican declaration Fiducia supplicans in December 2023, allowing the blessing of same-sex couples in ...

The move follows President Joe Biden’s decision to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, a gesture the ...

The Russian Orthodox Church on Wednesday described Pope Francis’ recent comments about his discussion of the Ukraine war with Patriarch Kirill as “regrettable.” MOSCOW, RUSSIA: The Russian Orthodox ...

Under Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos’ leadership, after the fall of communism, more than 400 parishes were reopened and ...

A video showing Russian soldiers executing six unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war is “appalling,” according to Major ...

The third event nearly happened in 2023, when Pope Francis planned but failed to ... the Holy Father wants to meet with the Orthodox Patriarch Kirill and maybe President Vladimir Putin to seek ...

Franz Wagner scored 25 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Orlando Magic snapped a five-game losing streak with a 121-113 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Saturday.

Patriarch Kirill said a prayer and sprinkled holy water ... including the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, who raised concerns that this could set a dangerous precedent for all ...

Metropolitan Hilarion, 58, was widely seen as a likely successor to Patriarch Kirill while he headed the ... in 1993-1995 and was friendly with Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, said he had ...

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a historic meeting, uniting to issue a global appeal for the protection of Christians under assault in the Middle ...

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick ...