Mauritius welcomes its first Russian Orthodox church (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Local parishioners, officials, and religious leaders have gathered to mark the occasion

The first Russian Orthodox church in Mauritius was consecrated on Sunday, on Epiphany Eve, the press service of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa has said. 

Speaking to RT on Monday, the exarchate, part of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, stated that Metropolitan Konstantin of Cairo and North Africa, who is temporarily overseeing the South African Diocese...