Under Orthodox Church canon law, a patriarch cannot be married and must be celibate. But according to a new Proekt ...
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Gundyaev, has been accompanied for more than 50 years by a female companion who lives in his apartment and flies abroad with the patriarch, according ...
A group of Orthodox churches is suing to block a new law in Washington State that requires priests to violate the seal of confession and report incidents of child abuse. In May, Washington’s ...