The Russian Orthodox Church issued a statement after the meeting, which said: “The discussion touched on numerous issues, including the state of ...

Pope Leo met on Saturday with Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, in a possible effort to ...

Since becoming pope in May, Leo has repeatedly appealed for peace in global conflicts and told Zelenskyy this month that the ...

Pope Leo discussed the war in Ukraine on Saturday with Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, ...

Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that comes amid strained relations with Rome due to Russia’s ongoing war in ...

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo received Metropolitan Anthony, the senior Russian Orthodox Church cleric who chairs its ...

Pope Leo met with Metropolitan Anthony of the Russian Orthodox Church to discuss strained relations and global conflicts, ...

Pope Leo XIV will meet with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, ...

Pope Leo XIV held a first meeting on Saturday with a senior Russian Orthodox cleric at the Vatican since becoming the head of ...

The discussion covered military conflicts, including those in Ukraine and the Middle East. Antony also conveyed ...

Pope Francis on Sunday sharply denounced the Ukrainian government’s recently enacted ban on Russian Orthodox Church worship, arguing that the faithful should not be barred from worshipping as ...