Pope Benedict XVI has visited Turin where he viewed the Holy Shroud, a cloth in which, it is believed, Jesus Christ was buried, BBC reported

// May. 02, 2010 - 17:03 GMT

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, will on Saturday head to Azerbaijan to attend an international religious summit on April 26–27, a church spokesman said.

// Apr. 24, 2010 - 05:07 GMT

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, will on Saturday arrive in Egypt on a three-day visit.

// Apr. 10, 2010 - 01:36 GMT

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, will on Saturday arrive in Egypt on a three-day visit.

// Apr. 09, 2010 - 23:13 GMT

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said Sunday he will visit the Ukrainian cities of Kiev, Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk in the summer.

// Apr. 04, 2010 - 21:49 GMT

Russia is celebrating Easter, the most important and joyful feast for Christians, when the Church commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

// Apr. 04, 2010 - 00:15 GMT

Thousands of people came to downtown Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral on Holy Friday when divine services in churches across Russia are dedicated to Jesus Christ's crucifixion and burial.

// Apr. 02, 2010 - 19:01 GMT

Authorities in the northern Philippine city of San Fernando have banned tourists from observing the voluntary crucifixion of believers, a rite that takes place in the island country annually on Good Friday.

// Mar. 22, 2010 - 23:49 GMT

On the last day before Great Lent, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church called on believers to forgive others and apologize to those they are in “real conflict with.”

// Feb. 14, 2010 - 18:49 GMT

The Russian Orthodox Church is praying for the departed on Meatfare Saturday, which this year falls on February 6.

// Feb. 06, 2010 - 12:42 GMT