Sacred road

Resisting civilization’s impact has been their way of life for centuries. Their ancestors had immigrated to Latin America, but they have returned to Russia. Are they thriving in their newfound motherland?

Father Nikolay Stremsky has built an Orthodox village outside of Orenburg and opened his home to 70 children. We meet the priest and his adopted offspring, who have come from all walks of life and have become the family project of this modern-day miracle-worker.

Follow the monks' white path through the unending plains of Kalmykia.

Religion an education here are inseparable. Enlightenment isn't possible without knowledge, inner peace - without hard work, joy - without prayer.

Egypt’s Coptic Christian community endures amidst chaos and violence, as its members are killed and its churches are burned.

A modern young couple is on a mission to explore and understand the life of the breakaway group, the Dukhobors - a community with their own views on orthodox religion, who reject all church rituals and think there's no need for anything - priests, or temples - between a person and God.