Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience at the Vatican on January 20, 2016: PHOTO: AFP
VATICAN CITY:
Pope Francis will meet Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Cuba next week in a historic first meeting between the heads of the two largest Christian churches, the Vatican announced Friday.
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The meeting, the first of its kind since a schism in the 11th Century, will take place in Havana on February 12.
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Pope Francis will stop over in Cuba on his way to a previously scheduled visit to Mexico while Kirill is due on the island for an official visit.
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