LIVE: Patriarch Kirill to lead consecration ceremony in London

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will lead the ceremonies of consecration of the Cathedral of the Dormition and All Saints, in London, on Sunday, October 16. The Divine Liturgy, that includes the sanctification of the bells and frescoes on the outer wall of the Cathedral, will be the key event for the pastoral visit of Patriarch Kirill to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, to take place between October 15 – 18. The visit is devoted to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Church presence in the British Islands and is the first visit by a Russian patriarch to the country.