Pope Francis, leader of the Roman Catholic Church and Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, will meet next week in Cuba, both churches announced Friday.
The February 12 meeting between Francis and Patriarch Kirill will be the first ever between the heads of the two churches and has been hailed by both denominations as an historic step toward healing the 1,000-year-old schism between the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity.
The Argentine-born pope is due to visit Mexico from February 12 to 18. He will stop in Cuba on the way and meet with the patriarch at Havana’s Jose Marti …read more
Source: Voice of America
