From left: Metropolitan Rostislav of the Czech Land and Slovakia, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania and Patriarch Daniel of Romania attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Archbishop Niphon of Philippolis, representative of the Patriarchate of Antioch at the office of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, left, and Metropolitan of Istra Arseny before the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John X speaks at the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Orthodox archpriests attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania attends the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Metropolitan Kirill of Yekaterinburg and Verkhnyaya Tura attends the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Orthodox archpriests attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Orthodox archpriests attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Orthodox archpriests attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Metropolitan Yuvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna, left, and Archbishop Mark of Berlin-Germany and Great Britain are seen here ahead of the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Orthodox archpriests attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Orthodox archpriests attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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From left: Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria attends the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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The final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, speaks at the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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The final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Patriarch Daniel of Romania addresses the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Patriarch Iriney of Serbia addresses the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem addresses the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Orthodox archpriests attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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From left: Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, and Patriarch John X of Antioch and All Orient attend the final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, right, and Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria attend The final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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The final meeting of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with participation of heads and delegations of the local churches held at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow.

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