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...