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Monday, October 07, 2019

News from Europe

Archdiocese of Russian Churches of Western Europe officially received into Moscow Patriarchate

Greek hierarchs to gather in extraordinary session to consider Archbishop’s proposal on Ukraine
Posted by John (Ad Orientem) at 12:07 PM
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