Pope Francis (left) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill hug each other after signing agreements in Havana, Feb 12, 2016. Photo credit: Reuters
HAVANA: Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a historic meeting, uniting to issue a global appeal for the protection of Christians under assault in the Middle East.
Nearly 1,000 years after the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity split apart, the meeting at an airport terminal in Cuba was the first ever between a Roman Catholic pope and a Russian Orthodox patriarch.
“In many countries of the Middle East and North Africa whole families, …read more
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