CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2024 / 06:00 am Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is sending letters in support of new mothers in Russia as part of a new project designed to encourage pregnant women to keep ...

Russian heavy metal and goth music fans in Russia could face prison after Vladimir Putin banned "satanists". The Kremlin's ...

They feature pretty young Russian women expressing their admiration for China and their desire to marry Chinese men. The women—with names like Natasha and Sofia—speak fluent Mandarin.

Russian Attack On Dnipro Kills 2 Women, Injures At Least 16 A firefighter works at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro on April 10. (file photo) ...

"Russia really does have a demographic problem," the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, said on November 12 as he called for a nationwide ban on "encouraging women to have ...

Both women have repeatedly asked that their detention be changed to house arrest. Ms. Petriychuk has scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, and Ms. Berkovich is mother to two adopted teenage daughters.

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the branch that is separate from the Russian church, announced earlier this year that it was switching to the Revised Julian calendar, which marks Christmas on Dec. 25.

A student reads a textbook in a school in Russia in November 2022. A Russian textbook has gained attention after excerpts of its lessons on how women should avoid "provoking" men were published on ...

Russian Orthodox Church priests who defy Patriarch Kirill and oppose Russia’s war against Ukraine often face a stark choice: Conform or leave. Four priests who say they broke with the church to ...

A new UN report found that women in Ukraine experience systematic sexual violence by Russian troops. Women as old as 83 have been raped while their families were forced to listen to the brutal ...

Area residents celebrated Russian Orthodox Christmas on Tuesday. A majority of Russian Orthodox churches worldwide use the Julian calendar, which celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7, instead of using ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - 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.