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

TASS/. The Russian Orthodox Monastery of St. Panteleimon, or Rossikon, on Mount Athos is not planning to close its mission in Moscow, Hierodeacon Filosof, the monastery’s deputy father superior ...

It was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2023, and moved to the lavra - another word for a monastery - in 2024. It was reported earlier on Wednesday that the roof of the bell tower ...

A man crosses himself while plunging in icy water to as other lining up celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany near the St.

An ultraconservative Russian priest who denies coronavirus exists has taken over a women's monastery by force. Father Sergiy Romanov entered the Sredneuralsk convent outside the city of ...

The monastery is affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate and openly supports Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russia’s military actions. Also read Russian Forces Fired at Their Own ...

A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya ...

The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Christian monastery dates back to the 11th Century and is a seat of Ukraine's Orthodox Church (UOC). The Church split from the Moscow patriarchate after Russia's invasion.

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she ...