Francis will attend a conference attended by Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Shinto and Jewish leaders and promote 'the peace for which our world is thirsting,' he says
Pope Francis had hoped his trip to Kazakhstan this week would offer a chance to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church who has justified the war in Ukraine and plead for peace.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) While the purpose of Pope Francis visit to Kazakhstan will be to attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions, the interreligious meeting also will serve as the backdrop for his long-awaited meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill.
Pope Francis has been wanting to meet with the patriarch for months, telling Univision, the Spanish-language network, in an interview that aired in the United States July 11 that he planned to meet with the patriarch during h
While the purpose of Pope Francis' visit to Kazakhstan will be to attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions, the interreligious meeting also will serve as the backdrop for his long-awaited meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill.