Russian Patriarch Kirill Communes With Penguins
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Head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill has detoured from his Latin American tour to visit with penguins in the Antarctic.
He held a communion service at the only active church on the continent — the Holy Trinity Church at the Russian Bellingshausen Station on King George Island ?€” and enjoyed in a leisurely walk among the penguins.
Read the story:? Russia's Patriarch Kirill Meets Penguins, Holds Service in Antarctica
He held a communion service at the only active church on the continent — the Holy Trinity Church at the Russian Bellingshausen Station on King George Island ?€” and enjoyed in a leisurely walk among the penguins.
Read the story:? Russia's Patriarch Kirill Meets Penguins, Holds Service in Antarctica
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