Imagine stepping into a church that looks fully Orthodox—icons, incense, chanting, bearded priests—but it's actually Catholic ...

President Vladimir Putin said Francis had “promoted the development of dialogue between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches ... of a “new conciliar history”.

During an Easter service at Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral held on Saturday night, Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill referred to the holiday as a “victory day.” “Easter is a victory ...