Moldova’s Orthodox clergy, after all-expenses-paid pilgrimages to Russia, spread anti-Western messages online, influencing the country’s pivotal elections with Russian backing. Father Mihai Bicu, a ...

The Metropolis of Moldova has dismissed a call by priests to end its allegiance to Moscow despite growing unease over Russia’s war in Ukraine. The leader of the Moldovan Orthodox Church and His ...

DUBASARI VECHI, Moldova -- Sitting in the darkened nave of the church where he has led prayers and provided spiritual support for 19 years, a silver crucifix pendant standing out against his black ...

Dust covered their shoes as the Americans walked the rutted dirt roads through the villages outside Chisinau, Moldova, and handed out bags of food. The villagers have nothing but concrete block stucco ...

Moldova's president, Maia Sandu, has commented on the church row between the country's two rival Orthodox churches, stating that churches should prioritize the country's aim of European integration.

GREENFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Efforts to help refugees during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine continues across the state. In Greenfield, a church is gathering donations to send to a church in ...

It is a little like the proverbial unstoppable force running up against an immovable object. Moldova's reformist, pro-EU ruling coalition is increasingly running up against the country's powerful, ...

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) -Some Tennesseans are in Europe helping Ukrainian refugees. Members of Rolling Hills Community Church in Williamson County have people helping in Moldova, a country ...

CHISINAU - A new dispute underscored the split in Moldova's Orthodox faith on Wednesday as the ex-Soviet state's largest church rejected any notion that it was a "Russian church" while a rival church ...

Authorities fear the recent rise in the number of infections could accelerate if people ignore government warnings and attend a major Orthodox Church festival set for this weekend. Vendors protest ...

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's president waded carefully on Thursday into a row pitting the ex-Soviet state's two rival Orthodox churches against each other over Russian influence, saying churches ...