Survey Says Russia Most Pious Nation in Europe

Former first lady Lyudmila Putina, center, and first lady Svetlana Medvedeva leaving an Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral on April 24. Russians are the most pious nation in Europe, most atheists are male, and Orthodox Christians outnumber Muslims overwhelmingly, according to two recent polls. The surveys, however, also indicate that the country’s leading religious denomination, the Russian Orthodox Church, […]