as far as i can recall for the easter service in christ the savior cathedral. this is not the sort of something official i mean they're more like. private citizens in the church here well i hold they're praying to well it's certainly a spectacular setting and you can follow this live on our website. at the moment to learn he's been giving some live commentary as we've been following it the live transmission from across a save a cathedral there in central moscow in the meantime thank you very much indeed executive editor of the journal of the moscow patriarchate chaplin thank you very much thank you. for coming up after the break altie delves into the beautiful but brutal world a ballerina training its blood sweat and ballet in just a couple of minutes. most people in the western world would agree that having laws that officially create second class citizens is totally unacceptable we can look at the way jews were treated in nazi germany or black starting apartheid in south africa and the slavery jim crow era as in the usa as examples of legally dividing society

of christ and savior thanks for being with us. the editor of the russian orthodox church magazine explains why easter is the most important orthodox celebration of the year. the service is the one of the strongest evidence is that christ is risen and brought us to everlasting life the easter service consists of three main parts on the mountains which is the service after follows the easter procession around the church people are coming to venerate the resurrected christ and to sort of. joyfully see. to him. and of course the right place to do it is the church so that's that's why people are gathering of the church many people couldn't just physically and to the church because there isn't enough room there are limits is only the space that the churches have now take a swing around the globe to look at some more news in brief this hour seven u.s. service members have been killed in two separate attacks in afghanistan a roadside bomb killed five men in the southern province of kandahar two other american troops have been killed durin

russia's main christ the savior cathedral with this year's solemn easter service about to start thousands of believers a gathered for the vigil it's one of orthodox christianity is most important services and marks the resurrection of jesus christ without his body in a question of is there and joins us live now from central moscow but there i will start the holy far from jerusalem has arrived in moscow on its way now to the cathedral is is there a sense that there is something quite miraculous occurring tonight really something quite special there in central moscow the cathedral. well built for many russian i do dogs believe us tonight is really holy night as people around the globe celebrate eid to dogs easter and the resurrection of jesus christ and this year russians see that it is a levy i said was in me and here in the russian. capital in moscow the main easter service that is halt in the christ the savior cathedral which is really of the more guarded ochs cathedral in the country and the service will begin just really shortly before midnight and princetown believers holding candles

so the count of the list at russia's main christ the savior cathedral this year is used to service a started thousands of believers are gathered for the vigil it's one of orthodox christianity is most important services and most the resurrection of jesus christ will ultimately and if it is there joins us live now we do know what is happening there on this holy night for believers. both prices reason is so crazy early sunday and well it's already early sunday in orthodox believe or so reading each other with this or it's just the celebration unfolds not really a on a sunday on saturday the holy father appeared in the cathedral in jerusalem and the believers there waited for ten minutes before it was lit and sometimes it might take for several hours now down the hole the fire was brought to russia and it landed in moscow's airport and was done delivered to the christ the savior consider over the last word the main easter ceremony is now taking place in the us really be a landmark are to dogs cathedral in the country and now really priests believe or is holding candles and all well and

of christ the savior. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas going to have you with us now warplanes have carried out airstrikes inside syria and it is a widely reported that they were sent by israel the target was allegedly a shipment of advanced missiles heading for lebanon but the israeli defense ministry says it has no knowledge of the anonymous officials who confirmed the attack the second of its kind in less than five months artie's middle east correspondent paula sleeper has the latest from israel. official is speaking on condition of being anonymous because he is not authorized to speak about a secret israeli military operation we had r.t. has been in touch with the israeli foreign ministry but as of yet they are not prepared to publicly confirmed at least not to us that such a strike indeed was carried out by the israelis what is interesting is that the strike happened in late thursday into the early hours of friday morning and at that same time b. israeli prime m

christ the savior in downtown moscow for celebrations there for us medina cancian of. price does freeze and that's the phrase our two dogs believers greet each other with the celebration continues early on saturday you believe. in the church of the holy sample in jerusalem and the fly is described by our two dogs believers as a miracle that happens alfre year on the eve of the easter celebration later that fire is distributed to the r. to dogs countries including ballo russia serbia georgia and many others and it was also brought to russia. in moscow's of neugebauer airport and was a later delivery to the christ as savior of the feeder which is really a bit landmark are to dogs cathedral in the country and that's where the a main easter service was taking place now and this service to began shortly before midnight on saturday chris and believers holding candles and carrying icons went around the cathedral the ride out through midnight glory flying the resurrection of jesus christ and that service lasted for several hours and did so well into the early hours of sunday i

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of the meter which is really a bit landmark are two docs cathedral in the country and that's where the main easter service was taking place now this service to began shortly before midnight on saturday chris and believers holding candles and carrying on around the cathedral right after midnight glory following the resurrection of jesus christ and that service lasted for several hours and did so well into the early hours of sunday it was also a time to buy the russian president vladimir putin and plan the last week we need to be safe and really despite what about a lot of this day as it was pouring with rain throughout saturday still hundreds of people came here to this special night service easter is the presidio it's a by quite a long period of fasting b.g. verse abstain from meat ax fish and products for forty eight days which they tend to spongy praying and this is a night service is then followed by the easter sunday that's one believe there is give each other colored folks that they've prepared and special russian easter brad which is called beach it is really a very special momen