13/11/2011
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antiochand All the East have conducted a liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral in Damascus.
The service, which was held in both Russian and Arabic, brought together hundreds of Orthodox Christian Syrians, including the Russian-speaking residents of Damascus.
Patriarch Kirill is staying in Syria as part of his peacemaking tour, which will also include Lebanon later next week.
(Interfax)
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