Plans move forward for 2022 pope, Russian patriarch meeting

by Joseph Saraceno
FILE - Pope Francis, left, reaches to embrace Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill after signing a joint declaration at the Jose Marti International airport in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Plans are progressing for a meeting next year between Pope Francis and the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church following their historic encounter in Havana in 2016, a top Russian Orthodox official said Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, Pool, File)

Right now, I think both the Russian and Greek Orthodox are hold outs to the merger with Rome.

Plans are progressing for a possible meeting next year between Pope Francis and the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church following their historic encounter in Havana in 2016, a top Russian Orthodox official said Wednesday. MORE