Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Turkmenistan.

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Kyrgyzstan.

Docked passenger ship, Europeans waiting at the pier to board ship / Russian Orthodox church ceremony.

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of the Balkan States: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

This clip looks at the physical features and climate of Russia's coastal regions.

Ukrainian Orthodox Christians have made a change to their calendar that moves Christmas to Dec. 25 when previously it would be celebrated in January. It's meant to sever ties with Russia, and other religious holidays such as Easter will...

Russia has issued a fresh warning tied to its deepening standoff with Ukraine. Foreign Minister Lavrov made a pointed declaration regarding Russia's role in protecting Orthodox believers across Ukrainian territories. The statement came...

Assumption Cathedral; Moscow, Russia

WS AERIAL View of Russisch orthodox Kirche St. Peter und Paul / Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik Neretva County, Croatia

Assumption Cathedral; Moscow, Russia

St Basil's Christmas Day service

The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrated the Saint Trinite cathedral in Paris on Sunday which sits in a prime position near the Eiffel Tower and is a striking illustration of Kremlin support for its national church

Title: "Red Churchmen Study Religion in America" superimposed over Russian bishops walking down airplane stairs at New York International Airport (later known as JFK International Airport) / MS Metropolitan Nikolai shakes hands with...

Church under construction (tripod, panoraming, zooming out)

Aerial the church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, Israel

St. Petersburg, Russia: Church of Savior on the Spilled Blood

Moscow Dome: Clouds Above Cathedral of Our Lady Smolensk

MS ZO Russian Orthodox Church set on hillside / Jerualem, Israel

MS View of Russian Orthodox Church peeking through trees / Jerualem, Israel

Aerial the Church of Mary Magdalene in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel

Onion Domes, Orthodox Church Crosses on Roof Through Trees (Russia)

Moscow Onion Domes: Cathedral Our Lady of Smolensk Through Trees

MS low angle panning right, Old Russian-style spires atop Cathedral of St. Basil, Moscow

CU R/F Golden cross and golden two headed eagle / St Petersburg, Russia