Moscow
MOSCOW - Russia's Orthodox patriarch, Kirill I, called on worshippers to be kind to their fellow humans and the community at large Thursday, as millions of Orthodox Christians in the country celebrated their Christmas.
MOSCOW - A Russian court has handed long sentences to three ultranationalists convicted of hate killings and bombings.
MOSCOW - A Russian news agency is reporting that three ancient icons, one of which contained relics of Russia's most venerated saint, have been stolen.
MOSCOW - Two prominent Moscow art curators facing the prospect of three years in prison for an exhibit that offended the Russian Orthodox Church said on Thursday their trial has been a political show.
