CWN - Speaking at the blessing of a cathedral’s foundation stone, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church emphasized the “organic unity” of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
Referring to the medieval state of Kievan Rus’, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, said that “today, amid attempts to destroy the spiritual-historical bonds between people, we are building a church in Vladimir …to emphasize yet again the organic unity and spiritual connection between Kiev, Vladimir, and Moscow, and the invincible and overwhelming unity of the Holy Rus’.”
“We do remember the blessed time, when we lived as one family, from the northern to southern seas, from the western to eastern borders, and when the same saints, traditions and system of values filled our hearts,” added the patriarch, according to an Interfax news agency report.
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