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Russian Orthodox Church: Pope Francis’ Comments About Talks With Patriarch Kirill ‘Regrettable’The Russian Orthodox Church on Wednesday described Pope Francis’ recent comments about his discussion of the Ukraine war with Patriarch Kirill as ‘regrettable.’The Russian Orthodox Church on Wednesday described Pope Francis’ recent comments about his discussion of the Ukraine war with Patriarch Kirill as “regrettable.”The Moscow Patriarchate’s external relations department said in a May 4 statement that the Pope’s words were “unlikely to contribute to the establishment of a constructive dialogue” between the Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church. The Pope and the patriarch of Moscow and all...

Pope-Biden meeting seen as a chance to address shared global concernsPresident Joe Biden’s upcoming audience with Pope Francis presents an opportunity for the pontiff to inspire the U.S. leader to work more diligently to advance solutions on shared concerns such as climate change, COVID-19 vaccine distribution, stifling poverty and conflict in vulnerable countries, a Catholic Relief Services executive said.“You have the two loudest microphones in the international community” coming together, Bill O’Keefe, executive vice president for mission, mobilization and advocacy at the U.S. bishops’ global development and humanitarian aid agency, said of the Oct. 29 meeting at the Vatican.“I hope...