Pope Francis travelled to Havana in 2016 for a historic meeting with Patriarch Kirill, but the Ukraine war has strained relations.
has appeared to condemn the invasion in several addresses since the war began in February 2022. In May 2022, the pope told the Italian newspaper,"Such statements are unlikely to contribute to the establishment of a constructive dialogue between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches, which is especially necessary at the present time," the Moscow Patriarchate shot back.
A proposal was floated for the two religious leaders to meet in Jerusalem in June 2022, but Pope Francis later put the plans on hold. A senior Russian Orthodox Church official said"the events of the last two months" had made it difficult to arrange, Russian state media, cited by Reuters, reported. "The airport is considered a transit zone, neutral, this would not cause opposition from those who oppose the visit of the pontiff to Russia," Sevastianov said.
Kirill told a papal envoy in late June that the Russian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church should work together to stave off"negative political developments and serve the cause of peace and justice."
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