Pope may meet controversial patriarch in Jerusalem

Pope may meet controversial patriarch in Jerusalem Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. Photo: CNS.

Staff reporter Vatican officials are reportedly discussing extending Pope Francis’ trip to Lebanon in June so he can fly to Jerusalem to meet Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has backed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Their first meeting in 2016 was the first between a Pope and a leader of the Russian Church since the Great Schism…

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