Posts Tagged ‘Bishop Anthony’

Pope meets Russian Orthodox number two before meeting with Patriarch

Monday, August 8th, 2022

Pope Francis met Bishop Anthony, the second most influential leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Friday ahead of an expected summit next month with its Patriarch Kirill, who supports the war in Ukraine. It was their first meeting since Anthony’s predecessor, Hilarion, was ousted in June in an abrupt decision indicating discord at the Read more