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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia discussed with Pope Francis the situation in Ukraine and the humanitarian efforts of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Ca
Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba. on Feb. 12, 2016. / Vatican Media.Moscow, Russia, Mar 16, 2022 / 09:52 am (CNA).Pope Francis has discussed the Ukraine war with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Patriarchate of Moscow said on Wednesday.The pope and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia are believed to have discussed the conflict during a video conference call on March 16.The Russian Orthodox Church s Department for External Church Relations said that the talks included "a detailed discussion of the situation on Ukrainian soil.""Special attention was paid to the humanitarian aspects of the current crisis and the actions of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church to overcome its consequences," it said. "The parties stressed the utmost importance of the ongoing negotiation process, expressing the hope that a just peace would be achieved as soon as possible."It added that Metropolitan H
On February 16, a meeting of the DECR vice-chairman, Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), with a delegation of the Druze community in Israel took place at the lesser hall of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.