“From the first days of the occupation, with the support of paramilitary Russian security structures, they took away our Orthodox churches,” Metropolitan Kliment, who was badly beaten by street ...

Now He’s in a Russian Prison. Stephen Hubbard was ... whether they can effectively stop the flow of fentanyl. The army and the paramilitary forces are locked in a new and ruinous battle for ...

A senior Ukrainian Orthodox Church official recently warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks the Kremlin is in a 'holy war' with the West.

Orthodox priests from Russia are facing repression for opposing Russian policies and the invasion of Ukraine. Many have fled, facing difficulties in resettling, such as finding jobs and learning ...

In early February, Attornery-General Gali Baharav-Miara and officials in the IDF raised the need to expand sanctions on ultra-Orthodox members of the military who did not respond to draft orders or ...

This marks the first arrest of an ultra-Orthodox deserter since the exemption status of Haredim was revoked in July 2024, and 3000 draft orders were sent out. ‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.