The Lithuanian government has invited the Vatican representative to clarify comments delivered by Pope Francis to a gathering of Catholic Russian youth seen as glorifying the Russian empire.
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Vatican’s ambassador to provide an explanation following Pope Francis' recent remarks in which he praised the "greatness" of the Russian Empire, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported on Aug. 30.
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The Lithuanian government has invited the Vatican representative to clarify comments delivered by Pope Francis to a gathering of Catholic Russian youth seen as glorifying the Russian empire.
The Lithuanian government has invited the Vatican representative to clarify comments delivered by Pope Francis to a gathering of Catholic Russian youth seen as glorifying the Russian empire.