One of those priests, Rev. Ioann Koval, was defrocked after he prayed for peace in Ukraine following orders from Moscow Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, required all of ...

Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine August 13, 2023 by KOSTYA MANENKOV / The Associated Press ...

An Orthodox priest blessed a new statue of Stalin before telling the assembled crowd: "Yes, the Church suffered under Stalin. But, thanks to this, we now have lots of new Russian martyrs to whom ...

A prominent liberal priest faces expulsion from the Russian Orthodox Church for refusing to read out a prayer asking God to guide Russia to victory over Ukraine.

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of his first services in Turkey after ...

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of his first services in Turkey after ...

Russian Orthodox Priest the Rev. Andrei Kordochkin conducts a religion service at the Russian Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, July 15, 2023.

A small number of Russian Orthodox priests are publicly opposing their leader's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and they're suffering the consequences.