Festive Easter service at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow

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Vladimir Yakunin, second right, chairman of the board of trustees of the Andrew The First-Called Foundation and president of the Russian Railways, hands to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia the Holy Flame delivered from Jerusalem, during the Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during the Easter procession near Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill during an Easter religious procession at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.

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Partiarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill conducts the Easter service in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill conducts an Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, center, conducts Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Partiarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill conducts an Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill during an Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Partiarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill conducts and Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill conducts Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia holds the Easter service in Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia holds the Easter service in Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin during Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Believers light candles from the Holy Fire during the Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Left: Pavel Astakhov, Children's Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, foreground, conducts Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia performs the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia performs the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Believers during the sacred procession at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Clergymen during the Easter procession near Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia performs the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia with the Holy Fire during Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Believers light candles from a lantern with the Holy Fire during the Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Believers with the Holy Fire during the Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during the Easter procession near Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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A believer with the Holy Fire during the Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Believers during Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Vladimir Yakunin, right, chairman of the board of trustees of the Andrew The First-Called Foundation and president of the Russian Railways, hands to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia the Holy Flame delivered from Jerusalem, during the Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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The Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Father Iliy, confessor of the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia inside the altar during Easter service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the altar during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Believers during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Believers during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Believers during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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