Pope voices fear of ‘threatening winds’ in Ukraine (Vatican News)

“We are attached to wars, and this is tragic,” Pope Francis said at a February 18 meeting with members of the Congregation for Eastern Churches. In a clear reference to the mounting tensions in Ukraine, the Pope spoke of the “threatening winds” blowing across Eastern Europe, “lighting the fuses and fires of weapons and leaving […]

Pope to meet Russian Patriarch this summer? (Tass)

Pope Francis will likely meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill this year, the Russian ambassador to the Holy See. “Preparations way for a second meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill are underway now for around June-July,” Alexander Avdeyev told reporters. He said that a site for the proposed meeting has not yet been chosen. […]