But in the Soviet Era, beginning in 1952, Vladivostok was a closed military city, and the only people allowed in and out were ...

When Ukrainian troops smashed their way into western Russia on Aug. 6, overwhelming defenses and forcing thousands to flee, it seemed the world had been caught by surprise. Two weeks on, with Kyiv's ...

Prominent Russian Catholics have urged church members to continue condemning human rights violations after the funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, despite warnings people who attended could ...

Russian incumbent President Vladimir Putin, who was declared winner of the March 15-17, 2024, presidential election by the country's electoral commission, is seen on screens on the stage as he attends ...

Pope Francis leaves St. Peter's Square at end of his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) During an almost two-hour private audience with Pope ...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – On his flight from Rome to Ulaanbaatar for a 4-day trip to Mongolia, Pope Francis told journalists that he finds diplomacy difficult and recommended listening to a prominent ...

ZAPORIZHZHIA (Reuters) -About 25 miles (40 km) from a slowly advancing Russian frontline, a community of Ukrainian Catholics is tending to people exiled from occupied territory to the country's ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday asked a group of Catholic pilgrims from Russia, in Rome on a jubilee pilgrimage, to be an example of love and brotherhood upon their return home. In his Oct. 17 address at the ...

Pope Francis visited Mongolia as the Vatican pursues dialogue with the country’s two powerful neighbors, Russia and China. Photo: Remo Casilli/Reuters Pope Francis’ views on Russia and its invasion of ...

Russian occupation authorities have banned the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and other Catholic ministries in occupied areas of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, according to the church's main ...