Repression in today’s Russia is not on par with the mass repression of the country’s past. Nevertheless, it fulfills the same ...

On the 50th day after Easter, Orthodox believers celebrate Trinity, a holiday dedicated to the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. In 2026, it falls on May 31. In the folk tradition, Trinity ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent suggestion that the war in Ukraine may be nearing an end has reopened a central ...

On the 40th day after Easter, Orthodox Christians celebrate one of the twelve great feasts, the Ascension of the Lord. In ...

Russia tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the U.S.

Since he rose to power a quarter-century ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned the annual May 9 Victory Day ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent suggestion that the war in Ukraine may be nearing an end has reopened a central ...

The warning came after President Volodymyr Zelensky said the fate of Russia's May 9 military parade "depends" on Ukraine's ...

Israel on Thursday indicted a Jewish man over a violent attack on a nun near Jerusalem’s Old City last week, the latest in a ...

CNEWA president Msgr. Peter I. Vaccari prayed for those killed by Russia's attacks on Ukraine, launched in 2014 and ...

President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a ​two-day ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine on May 8-9 to mark Russia’s ...

Russia’s Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and Saturday to mark the 81st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but it threatened to strike ...