Filaret led a movement in Ukraine that created a schism among Orthodox believers and, ultimately, a church independent of Moscow.

Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II, the longtime head of the Georgian Orthodox Church and one of the country’s most influential ...

Orthodox Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv has died at 97. He is remembered for his work to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church that was free from Moscow’s religious authority.

Udupi: The Christian community in Udupi convened at the UBM Memorial Hall, Udupi, to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the ...

The longest-serving leader in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, he helped guide his country in its transition from Soviet repression to modern statehood.

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Libya hires firm to tackle stricken Russian tanker drifting towards coast Libya's National Oil Corporation said on Saturday that it had contracted a specialist company to handle a damaged Russian ...

Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators trying to move towards a settlement of the four-year war pitting Kyiv against ‌Moscow opened their latest round of talks in Florida on Saturday, with more discussions ...

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift ...