The new Primate of the Greek orthodox church, Archbishop Ieronymos I (Kotsonis), is enthroned in Athens.

1. ms Archbishop Ieronymos I at the church cer
emony
2. ms dignitaries
looking on
3. ms Archbishop Ieronymos I,...

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Thousands of Orthodox Christians packed the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday for the Greek Orthodox Easter ceremony of the Holy F
ire.
The Greek Patriarch...

1. Mid of Greek Orthodox Patriarch in the Holy Land, Theofilos III, arriving at Holy Sepulchre church compound to lead Orthodox Easter service

2. Wide of Greek Patriarch at comp
ound
3. Exterior
of church
4....

HEADLINE: Raw Video: Orthodox celebrate holy fire ritual

CAPTION: Orthodox Christians believe a holy fire appears spontaneously from Jesus'' tomb on the day before the Orthodox Easter. The fire is seen a...

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Hundreds of Christian pilgrims and worshippers took part in a procession to the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem on Sunday, as part of celebrations for the Greek Orthodox Ea
ster.
Easter is...

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Thousands of local orthodox Christians and pilgrims attended the ceremony of Holy Fire Saturday at the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerus
alem.
This year the ceremony - the highlight of the...

Jerusalem

1. Pilgrims waiting behind police ba
rrier
2. Policemen pushing pilg
rims back
3. Pilgrims waiting outside Holy S
epulchre Church
4. Policem
en pushing pilgrims
5. Pilg
rims...

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Thousands of Christian pilgrims and worshipers took part in the ceremony of the Holy Fire at the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem on Saturday, as part of celebrations for the Greek Orthodox...

1. Clergymen, including Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theofilos III, enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

2. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theofilos III walking through c
hurch
3. Pilgrim, in tears
, looks...

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In the birthplace of Jesus Christ - Palestinian-run Bethlehem - the coming of the new millennium was heralded with the release of 2,000 d
oves.
Over 160 (m) million U-S dollars have...

1. Tilt down from dome to crowd near tomb in church of the Holy Sepulcher

2. Mid of Easter service proces
sion
3. Cutaway to wo
rshippers
4. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theofilos III walking
in...

1. Wide shot of clergy walking outside Church of the Nativity

2. Various of clergymen sweeping the c
hurch
3. Clergyman hitting each other with bro
om sticks
4. Police overseeing cle
an-up operation
5....

Jerusalem

1. Israeli policemen walk past, in front of march of Orthodox clergymen carrying palm fronds and canes which they hit the ground with, as they arrive at Church of the Holy Sepulcher for...

1. Wide shot procession at Via Dolorosa

2. Theofilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, in proce
ssion
3. Street sign reading "Via
Dolorosa"
4. Variou
s of procession
5. Orthodox priests...

1. Exterior of Church of the Nativity

2. Various of Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III and priests arriving at ch
urch
3. Wide pan of Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests cleaning
up church
4....

1. Bethlehem Orthodox church clergy men leading procession, carrying the Holy Fire, with faithful waiting to light candles

2. Woman da
ncing
3. Clergy men carrying the
Holy Fire
4. Pilgrims l
ighting...

Jerusalem

1. Pan from pilgrims waiting outside Holy Sepulchre Church to sec
urity
2. Wide of Catholic Mass insi
de church
3. Holy Communi
on being given />4. Catholic bishop
5. Wide of...

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Christian worshipers in Jerusalem have celebrated the Greek Orthodox Easter ceremony of the Holy
Fire.
The Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem presided over the spectacular - and smoky
- ritual....

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Worshipers have packed the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the Greek Orthodox Easter ceremony of the Holy F
ire.
The Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem presided over the...

1. Crowds crammed into alley in Old Town leading to Church of the Holy Sepulchre, pull out to police who are blocking the way as they check ID cards

2. Policeman talking on walkie talkie
radio
3. Pull...

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Boris Yeltsin's special envoy on the Balkans has flown out to Belgrade at the start of another Russian effort to end NATO airstrikes against Yugosla
via.
Former prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin...

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King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sophia arrived in Moscow Monday for a three-day official vi
sit.
President Boris Yeltsin invited the royal couple when he was on a trip to Spain...

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The Armenian Apostolic Church, reputedly the oldest Christian religion in the world, has enthroned its new le
ader.
Garegin I, Catholicos of all Armenia, was enthroned in a ceremony held in...

1. Wide tilt down pilgrims holding crosses along the Via Dolorosa

2. Close of pilgrims holding crosses during process
ion
3. Close of marble engraving showing Jesus falling on his walk along the Via
Dolorosa ...