Russian Orthodox Church official to meet Pope Leo in Vatican, RIA reports

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Russian Orthodox Church official to meet Pope Leo in Vatican, RIA reports

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, was quoted by state news agency RIA as saying he would meet Pope Leo on Saturday.

The agency added, citing a source, that the meeting will take place in the Vatican.

Relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican have come under strain because of the war in Ukraine. Anthony is the chairman of the church’s department of external church relations.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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Russian Orthodox Church official to meet Pope Leo in Vatican, RIA reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, was quoted by state news agency RIA as saying he would meet Pope Leo on Saturday. The agency added, citing a source, that the meeting will take place in the Vatican. Relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican have come under […]

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