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Our churches must serve peace, Russian Orthodox leader tells cardinal

Justin McLellan|Jun 30, 2023|3 Min Read

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow conducts the Orthodox Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow in this Jan. 6, 2022, file photo. Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, confirmed to the Russian news agency RIA that Patriarch Kirill, who was expected to meet Pope Francis at the Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan, will not attend the interreligious gathering in September. (CNS photo/Maxim Shemetov, Reuters)

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Pope meeting off as Russian patriarch cancels visit to Kazakhstan

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 25, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill stand together after a meeting in Havana in this Feb. 12, 2016, file photo. The pope is scheduled to visit Kazakhstan Sept. 13-15 to attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions, at which he plans to meet with Patriarch Kirill. (CNS photo/Alejandro Ernesto, Reuters pool)

Path of peace: Shadow of war looms over pope's Kazakhstan visit

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 18, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis and Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, speak by video with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, March 16, 2022. Also pictured is Ukrainian Franciscan Father Marek Viktor Gongalo. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope and patriarch again: Will September’s meeting change anything?

Russell Shaw|Aug 3, 2022|3 Min Read

Pope Francis is pictured in a 2019 photo boarding the plane for a trip. The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Kazakhstan Sept. 13-15, 2022, and will attend the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. (CNS photo/Henry Romero, Reuters)

Vatican: Pope to visit Kazakhstan in September

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 1, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis presents gifts to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow after the leaders signed a joint declaration during a meeting at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana Feb. 12, 2016. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope confirms plans to meet Russian patriarch in Kazakhstan

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 13, 2022|2 Min Read

Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. (Nickolay Vinokurov/Shutterstock via CNA)

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UK government sanctions head of Russian Orthodox Church

Catholic News Agency|Jun 16, 2022|3 Min Read

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis pose for photos at the beginning of their meeting at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana in this Feb. 12, 2016, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope, Kirill may meet at religious congress in Kazakhstan in September

Elise Ann Allen|Jun 2, 2022|5 Min Read

Pope Francis prays in front of the Marian icon "Salus Populi Romani" during a visit to pray the rosary at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome May 31, 2022. The pope prayed for peace of in front of the basilica's statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, as he closed the Marian month of May. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope closes Marian month praying for Ukraine war to ‘end soon’

Elise Ann Allen|Jun 1, 2022|5 Min Read

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow celebrates the Orthodox Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow in this January 6, 2022, file photo. (CNS photo/Maxim Shemetov, Reuters)

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Russian patriarch’s denial of attack on Ukraine puts pope in a pinch

Elise Ann Allen|May 4, 2022|4 Min Read

Father Visvaldas Kulbokas, center, serves as translator as Pope Francis and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchange gifts during a private audience at the Vatican in this July 4, 2019, file photo. In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, published May 3, 2022, Pope Francis said he would like to go to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the conflict in Ukraine. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Francis compares Ukraine to Rwanda, unsure about arming Kyiv

Inés San Martín|May 3, 2022|4 Min Read

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis smile during a meeting at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana in this Feb. 12, 2016, photo. Pope Francis told the Argentine paper La Nación April 21, 2022, that a meeting with the patriarch planned for June has been canceled out of concern it could cause "confusion." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope says proposed June meeting with Patriarch Kirill called off

Inés San Martín|Apr 22, 2022|3 Min Read

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