President Vladimir Putin attended an early Wednesday Russian Orthodox Christmas service and hailed his troops' “holy mission” ...

Hello, this is Asami Terajima reporting from Kyiv on day 1,414 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: ...

At a Russian Orthodox Christmas service near Moscow, Vladimir Putin invoked religious and patriotic symbolism to promote ...

Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all Russians celebrating Christmas. The message reads, in part: “This ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday condemned Russia’s killing of civilians in Ukraine on Christmas, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of rejecting a holiday ceasefire and instead ...

While most Christian denominations celebrate Christmas on December 25, Russian Orthodox Christians observe the holiday two weeks later, on January 7.In preparat ...

It has emerged that Russian soldiers organised religious Christmas events for children near the line of contact in ...

For the last three years, Russia and Ukraine have separately proposed a short truce over Christmas—but each attempt has unraveled, leading to further fighting on the holiday. Earlier this month, the ...

Millions of people worldwide celebrated Orthodox Christmas nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which ...