The leaders of the world's Orthodox Christian churches have gathered on the Greek island of Crete for a landmark meeting, despite a boycott by the Russian church - the most populous in a religion of some 300 million people.
Associated Press: World Orthodox leaders meet despite Russia’s absence
Religious Orthodox Christians leaders attend a liturgy inside a church in Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete on June 19, 2016. Orthodox churches from around the world meet in Greece on June 19, 2016 for the first such gathering in a millennium, but the absence of several branches of the communion threatened to mar the event. The religious leaders celebrate Orthodox Pentecost in the town of Heraklion on Crete where a "divine liturgy" was given as part of the gathering that will last until June 27.(COSTAS METAXAKIS / AFP)
