Russian Orthodox Church

"In Ukraine, even in wartime conditions, they are holding gay parades to show that they share Western values," Archpriest Svyatoslav Churkanov said.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, had earlier issued an appeal calling for a "Christmas truce."

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has justified Putin's decision to invade Ukraine in February 2022 on spiritual and ideological grounds.

In the 10 months since the Russian invasion of his country, Volodymyr Zelensky has been transformed into the second coming of Winston Churchill.

"He is just a small demon....he serves the Antichrist, he is building stone after stone," Russian political scientist Alexander Kamkin said of Zelensky.

Ukraine's Security Service reportedly found Russian propaganda at a branch of the Moscow Patriarchate, which is affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church.

The exorcism comes as Moscow has increasingly referred to its invasion of Ukraine as a fight against "Satan."

"I understand that every woman by nature has been allowed by God to have many children in most cases," the priest said.

Patriarch Kirill has previously invoked the idea that Ukrainians and Russians are one people and urged Russians not to consider Ukrainians as enemies.

"The more money one has, the more responsibility rests on his shoulders for his earthly existence," Patriarch Kirill reportedly said during a Sunday sermon.

Patriarch Kirill hurt his back after he fell during a service in the Black Sea city of Novorossiysk.

Ioann Kurmoyarov has been a vocal critic of the war in Ukraine.

Pope Francis said a key figure in the Russian church should not be "Putin's altar boy" which prompted a stern response from the Moscow Patriarchate.

The head of Moscow's Patriarchate has said that the church would release guidelines for the process, which must be carried out by an approved priest.

Khaki-colored garments for Orthodox priests have been on display at a military fair in Moscow.

Police are investigating the incident captured on video which shows the priest plunging the infant into a font that is too small.

The Christian leader also felt it necessary to remind everyone that "man cannot turn into an animal."

Patriarch Kirill has repeatedly praised Putin, calling his presidency a "miracle of God."

The president observed Epiphany in a freezing lake by a monastery, one of several increasingly prominent displays of religiosity in recent months.

Communism, like Christianity, preaches "freedom, brotherhood, equality," he said.

The Patriarch says the end of the world "is already visible to the naked eye."

The Kremlin earlier claimed the person in the backseat of Putin's car was a member of security services.

The offer, extended to "sodomites" and "perverts," seems like a publicity stunt but the channel insist it is "no joke."

It is not the first time Patriarch Kirill, Russia's highest religious authority, has spoken out against same-sex marriage.

Tatarstan's archdiocese is republishing a series of articles on dinosaurs and dragons.

Patriarch Kirill signed a pro-life petition, also calling for the end of "abortive" contraceptives.

The spectacle of a young rebel being arrested for blasphemy is a teaching aid the Kremlin loves to use to get its message across.

Orthodox Christianity is becoming a staple of the post-Soviet Russian national identity.