Pope Francis plans historic meeting with Russian Orthodox Church patriarch

Pope Francis and the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba next week in a historic step to heal the 1,000-year-old schism that divided Christianity between East and West, both churches announced.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016 - 00:00

The meeting between Francis and Patriarch Kirill will be the first ever between the leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches.

Francis is due to travel to Mexico from February 12-18.

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