When Ukrainian troops smashed their way into western Russia on Aug. 6, overwhelming defenses and forcing thousands to flee, it seemed the world had been caught by surprise. Two weeks on, with Kyiv's ...

COMMENTARY: Ukrainian Catholic leaders warn that priests have been expelled, churches destroyed, and religious life driven underground in Russian-occupied territories.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Changes language in paragraph 20 to correct title of cleric and show UOC disputes Russia ties) By Thomas Peter and Aleksandar ...

Amid its war on Ukraine, Russia continues to block a number of external religious websites, social media accounts and apps from several countries, preventing believers of various faiths from accessing ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin met with Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova via video conference on Sept. 16 to highlight the need to safeguard international ...

MOSCOW -- The Roman Catholic Church will demand an explanation from the Russian government why a bishop was barred from entering Russia, the second case this month to stoke fears of persecution of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) In fact, three years on, negotiators from both countries are tentatively exploring the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: About 25 miles from a slowly advancing Russian frontline, a community of Ukrainian Catholics is tending to people who have ...

ZAPORIZHZHIA (Reuters) -About 25 miles (40 km) from a slowly advancing Russian frontline, a community of Ukrainian Catholics is tending to people exiled from occupied territory to the country's ...