Pope Francis says he will meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in September.

Pope Francis plans to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill I, in September, the pontiff said in an interview with a Spanish-language broadcaster.

It would be just the second face-to-face meeting between Francis and Kirill, and the first since Russia invaded Ukraine in February — an attack that Francis said had pulled Ukraine into a “cruel and senseless war.” Read more

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