The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council opened at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, right, background, the interim leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, during a meeting of the Church's Local Council that opened at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Participants in a meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council that opened at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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A meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council opened at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council working at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council working at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Delegates of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council before the Council's first plenary meeting at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Before the first plenary meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Delegates of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council before the Council's first plenary meeting at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Delegates of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council during the Council's first plenary meeting at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk, Head of the Moscow Patriarchate's Administration, at a meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal See, at a meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council working at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal See, left, at a meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal See, center, at a meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council working at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council working at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council working at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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The Russian Orthodox Church's Local Council working at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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