Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Welcomed in Headquarters of the Armenian Church
The official visit of His Holiness Kirill I, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Armenian Church commenced on March 16 with a welcoming service (Hrashapar), offered in the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin. Following greetings and remarks by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians and His Holiness Kirill I, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, the two Pontiffs were escorted to the Pontifical Residence by the members of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin, where the two held a private meeting.
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