Text transcribed from caption: PCO-31643 RUSSIAN PATRIARCH TOURS WORLD COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS GENEVA -- Patriarch Alexei of Moscow (center), head of the Russian Orthodox Church, is shown as he visited the World Council of Churches headquarters at Geneva. Dr. W.A. Visser ‘t Hooft (far right), general secretary of the WCC, honored the Patriarch and his party at a private luncheon, lauding the Russian Church for the “fidelity and perseverance which characterize the life of so many Russian Orthodox Christians.” The 87-year-old Patriarch, en route to a visit with the Archbishop of Canterbury in England, was accompanied by Metropolitan Nicodim, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s foreign affairs department (right, in white headpiece) and other clergy. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-G-9E-64-MH)
