In this handout photo distributed by Russian Orthodox Patriarch's press office, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, speaks during the meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.15.10.2018#5667804
In this handout photo distributed by Russian Orthodox Patriarch's press office, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, speaks during the meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.15.10.2018#5667803
In this handout photo distributed by Russian Orthodox Patriarch's press office, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, speaks during the meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.15.10.2018#5667801
In this handout photo distributed by Russian Orthodox Patriarch's press office, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, centre, speaks during the meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.15.10.2018#5667793
Vladimir Legoida, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and Mass Media of the Russian Orthodox Church, speaks to the media after the Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. 15.10.2018#5667771
Vladimir Legoida, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and Mass Media of the Russian Orthodox Church, speaks to the media after the Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. 15.10.2018#5667769
Metropolitan Ilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's External Church Relations Department, speaks to the media after the Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. 15.10.2018#5667767
Metropolitan Ilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's External Church Relations Department, speaks to the media after the Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. 15.10.2018#5667766
Metropolitan Ilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's External Church Relations Department, speaks to the media after the Holy Synod, in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018. 15.10.2018#5667763
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, and Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko speak during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018.15.10.2018#5667133
Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko, left, greets Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018.15.10.2018#5667127
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, and Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko arrive for their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018.15.10.2018#5667120
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill arrives for the meeting with Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018.15.10.2018#5667118
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill arrives for the meeting with Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018.15.10.2018#5667117
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, and Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko speak during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018.15.10.2018#5667114
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, and Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko speak during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, October 15, 2018.15.10.2018#5667105
