Like Putin’s Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church and its leader ... the special military operation is a Holy War, in which Russia and its people … fulfill the mission of ‘Restrainer ...

Ever since the head of the Russian Orthodox Church declared President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine a "holy war" last year, the ongoing war — which initially began in 2014 but saw a ...

Some 62,000 Orthodox Christians in Israel are celebrating a quiet Christmas on Sunday as the war in Gaza rages on.While most other Christians celebrate the holiday on December 25, the Orthodox ...

Russians and some other Orthodox believers generally celebrate ... A council he presided over declared Russia's invasion a "holy war" in defence of the region's "single spiritual space", with ...