However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

World War I had a catastrophic impact on Russia, forcing its withdrawal before the conflict ended, resulting in significant ...

In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, a priest blesses parishioners after an Orthodox Epiphany ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the Orthodox Christmas service on Monday at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral.

While the snow, which descended on the region Sunday night, was picturesque, it also forced at least one local church, Holy ...

The Russian Orthodox Church is an outspoken exception. Patriarch Kirill, who leads the church, has described the conflict as a “holy war” and said that any young man who died in action would ...