Pope Begins Trip With Historic Meeting

Pope Francis will meet in Cuba next week with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in an effort to heal the 1,000-year-old schism that has divided Christianity between East and West. The pope and Patriarch Kirill plan to hold a "personal conversation" at Havana's José Martí International Airport on February 12 that will conclude with the signing of a joint declaration. Details of the declaration have not been made public. The patriarch will be on an official...

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