The Ukrainian parliament has approved legislation banning religious organisations with ties to Russia, paving the way for Kyiv to end the activities of the Moscow-linked orthodox church on its soil.

The Kremlin comments on the decision by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to remove the anathema from the heads of two non-canonical churches in Ukraine ...

The legislation – falsely spun by pro-Kremlin actors as a "ban on Christianity" – is primarily a tool to force communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP ...

The Czech Senate Committee on Security has called on the government to investigate the possible misuse of Orthodox churches in the Czech Republic for Russian influence operations and recommends ...

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not discuss at their talks on Monday the issues related to the Constantinople Patriarchate's decision on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church ...

They also seem sparked by a desire to stand up to powerful interests: the Church and big business. So Moscow, ever wary, will be keeping an eye on events. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on ...