Pope Francis presents gifts to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow after the leaders signed a joint declaration during a meeting at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana in this Feb ...

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has told his followers that "sacrifice in the course of carrying out your military duty washes away all sins." The patriarch's comments ...

Who is Patriarch Kirill? Born Vladimir Gundyaev in St. Petersburg, Kirill, 75, heads the Russian Orthodox Church, which has 100 million members, including about 80% of all Russians.

The global Orthodox Christian Church has faulted the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow for his stance on Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine. The 78-year-old Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, leader of Russia's dominant religious group, has sent his strongest signal yet justifying his country's invasion of Ukraine — describing the conflict as part ...