Russian Orthodox Church head dies
 The patriarch oversaw a revival of the Church after communism |
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died, Church officials say.
The patriarch died on Friday morning, aged 79, the Church told the BBC.
They did not give a reason for his death at his residence outside Moscow, but he had been sick for some time. No date has been set yet for the funeral.
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