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  Back To: |  Russian Orthodox Church election of new Patriarch Members of the Archbishop's Council of the Russian Orthodox Church attend a meeting which starts the process of selecting a new patriarch following the death last month of Patriarch Alexy II, in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. [View More...] Viewed 469 times |  Russian Orthodox Church election of new Patriarch Council members of the Russian Orthodox Church get ballots to select candidates to replace late Patriarch Alexy II in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. [View More...] Viewed 526 times |  Do you have the time? A bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church looks at his watch during the Council of Bishops in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow January 25, 2009. [View More...] Viewed 528 times |  Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk attends meeting of Russian Orthodox Church Arcchbishop's Council which starts the process of selecting a new patriarch following the death last month of Patriarch Alexy II, in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. [View More...] Viewed 560 times |
 Russian Orthodox Church election of new Patriarch The Russian Orthodox Church's interim leader, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad speaks to members of the Council of Bishops at a meeting which starts the process of selecting a new leader following the death last month of Patriarch Alexy II, in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. Church leaders are to make a shortlist of the dozens of possible candidates in a secret ballot at Christ the Savior's Cathedral. They will make a final choice by Thursday before a weekend enthronement. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) Add your comment [View More...] Viewed 548 times | ||||
