Georgia mourns Patriarch Ilia II as succession process begins

Unrecognized 'Kyiv Patriarchate' elects new head after Filaret's death

Nykodym (born Volodymyr Kobzar), who previously served as Archbishop of Sumy and Okhtyrka, was elected after the death of Patriarch Emeritus Filaret.

Forget Space Stations—Russian Priest Says Russia Needs an Autocratic Tsar

Protopriest Maxim Minyaylo has called for the revival of autocratic monarchical rule in Russia while dismissing space projects as a weak civilizational symbol.

Russian Orthodox Church makes inroads in Africa

The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly but surely gaining a foothold in Africa. Experts say Russia is using its expansion as a form of ideological soft power.

Russians have stopped attending their church

More than half of Russian citizens (55%) said they never attend religious services. This is the highest figure on record and the first time since 1997 that the proportion of those who do not attend church has exceeded the number of worshipers.

Opinion: A Complicated Legacy: Remembering Patriarch Filaret

There was more to the veteran Ukrainian religious leader than many care to recall, but he and his legacy should be remembered as they were and are.

Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97

Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv — who worked for decades to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church that was free from Moscow’s religious authority, a schism that foreshadowed the Russia-Ukraine war — died Friday. He was 97.

Russian Orthodox icons have begun depicting participants in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Two donated icons have appeared at the Church of Cosmas and Damian from Primostye in the city of Pskov showing real-life paratroopers from Russia’s 76th Air Assault Division who were killed in 2023 as part of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Pskov Region Governor Mikhail Vedernikov reported the news on his Telegram channel, urging residents to come pray “for all our warriors,” according to a report by the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty project Sever.Realii. One icon shows Senior Warrant Officer Nikolai Savchenko next to St. Nicholas of Mozhaysk, and another shows Senior Lieutenant Ruslan Sheyka next to the hieromartyr Rusticus of Paris.

Russian Orthodox icons have begun depicting participants in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Two donated icons have appeared at the Church of Cosmas and Damian from Primostye in the city of Pskov showing real-life paratroopers from Russia’s 76th Air Assault Division who were killed in 2023 as part of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Pskov Region Governor Mikhail Vedernikov reported the news on his Telegram channel, urging residents to come pray “for all our warriors,” according to a report by the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty project Sever.Realii. One icon shows Senior Warrant Officer Nikolai Savchenko next to St. Nicholas of Mozhaysk, and another shows Senior Lieutenant Ruslan Sheyka next to the hieromartyr Rusticus of Paris.

New bid for Orthodox reconciliation in Ukraine as winter strikes continue - The Tablet

The independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine established a synodal commission for dialogue and issued an appeal to members of the Moscow-linked Ukrainian