Pope meets Moscow Church official after puzzling peace “mission” comment
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke to a top member of the Russian Orthodox Church days after the pontiff made an intriguing but puzzling comment about the Vatican being involved in a mission to try to end the war in Ukraine. Metropolitan Anthony, effectively the ROC’s number two, was given pride of place […]
Macron urges Russian Orthodox Church to resist Kremlin pressure on Ukraine
Rome, Italy Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said the Russian Orthodox Church was allowing itself to be manipulated by the country’s authorities to justify their war in Ukraine and urged it to resist such pressure. Macron, who is on an official visit to Italy, spoke in a keynote speech at an international conference […]
Amid Russia’s war, Pope says faith cannot justify such evil
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan AP Pope Francis told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders Wednesday that religion must never be used to justify the “evil” of war and that God must never “be held hostage to the human thirst for power”. Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Francis opened an interfaith conference in the former […]