MOSCOW (Reuters) - As troops loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin were seizing control of Crimea, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow deduced that an "internal political crisis" in ...

101 Intonation, O Holy God- Triasgion / Choir of Paris, Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevski (Paris, France). Choeurs 102 Litany / Choir of Paris, Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevski (Paris, France).

During Sunday rites, worshippers in the Orthodox Church in America are led through a tour of the faith's music, with hymns from Russia, Romania, Georgia, Bulgaria and beyond. The faithful know many by ...

EKLUTNA, Alaska — The Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska’s biggest city is packed with treasures for the Christian faithful: religious icons gifted by Romanov czars, panels of oil ...

Hundreds of people gathered in the Western Alaska village of Kwethluk on Saturday to witness the exhumation of Matushka Olga, who will become the first Yup’ik saint of the Russian Orthodox Church next ...

Saint Alexander Nevsky is a prince and commander whose exploits on the Neva and Lake Peipsi have entered the history of Russia. He not only defended the Russian lands from foreign invaders, but also ...

EKLUTNA, Alaska (AP) — The Russian Orthodox church was established in Alaska on Kodiak Island in 1794 and missionaries spread the faith, baptizing an estimated 18,000 Alaska Natives. EKLUTNA, Alaska ...