A new report calls for the Russian Federation to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, finding that Russia is ...

During a diocesan assembly of the Moscow Metropolis, a priest from Mozhaysk, Alexei Shlyapin, raised concerns about the transformation of the Russian Orthodox Church, arguing that it had strayed from ...

Patriarch Kirill of Russia's Orthodox Church warns of neo-pagan influences in Ukraine's combat zone, urging clergy to counter ...

The head of Russia's powerful Orthodox Church said in remarks published late on Tuesday that "weirdos" were trying to spread ...

A Ukrainian delegation to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington will make the case that Russia threatens the religious ...

It’s a fitting seat for the university’s beleaguered vice chancellor; MacKillop had her own problems with church hierarchy. She was excommunicated for exposing an abusive priest. ACU began ...

When the issue was raised in the Hierarchy, among the 82 participants in the Synod ... At the same time, the entire Greek Orthodox Church will be protected. In any case, although it is not yet clear ...

Since the Russian Orthodox Church had tried in vain to impose itself ... When the issue was raised in the Hierarchy, among the 82 participants in the Synod, three Metropolitans disagreed: the ...

For over a century, organizations have relied on hierarchy. It's comfortable, predictable, and, for some, deeply ingrained. Decisions flow downward, power stays at the top, and employees are ...

The Greek Orthodox Church has sought to retain religious control ... s Mr. Pappas was arrested by the Greek government when the hierarchy claimed he was giving out food and clothing to make ...