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Prayers for peace as Russia and Ukraine observe Orthodox Easter

2015-04-12 37 Dailymotion

From Kyiv to Moscow, it is Orthodox Easter.<br /><br /> And while leaders are divided over the conflict in Ukraine, they have been united in observing sacred ceremonies marking Christians’ belief in the resurrection of Christ.<br /><br /> Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill led the main service in Russia’s capital, complete with Holy Fire brought from Jerusalem. He prayed for peace in Ukraine.<br /><br /> The Holy Fire is lit every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on the day before Orthodox Easter and is believed by Orthodox Christians to be a miracle.<br /><br /> Also present in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral was President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana – marking Easter along with Orthodox worshippers around the world, including Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko.<br /><br /> The Ukrainian President attended the main service in Kyiv’s Volodymyrsky Cathedral, which was led by Patriarch Filaret.<br /><br /> The Ukrainian religious leader also prayed for peace but said he was “sure that God

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