- Title: Vatican's top diplomat meets head of Russian Orthodox church
- Date: 22nd August 2017
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (AUGUST 22, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, PATRIARCH KIRILL, GREETING VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE, CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN CAMERA OPERATOR DECORATION ON WALL PATRIARCH KIRILL, CARDINAL PAROLIN AND DELEGATES OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND VATICAN TAKING SEATS MEDIA PATRIARCH KIRILL SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, PATRIARCH KIRILL, SAYING: "The facts show that indeed a new stage in development of the relations (between Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches) full of important events has started." CARDINAL PAROLIN LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, PATRIARCH KIRILL, SAYING: "Our common grounds give us an opportunity to make plans and to fill these plans with real events and real content." CARDINAL PAROLIN PATRIARCH KIRILL SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, PATRIARCH KIRILL, SAYING: "Among all the events which took place after the meeting in Havana the most important one, of course, was the arrival of St Nicholas holy relics in Russia." MEETING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE, CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN, SAYING (ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL TRANSLATION): "Of course, I convey cordial greetings to you from His Holiness Pope Francis whom I had an opportunity to meet before my departure to Moscow on Sunday. He asked me to convey fraternal greetings to you." RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH DELEGATES (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE, CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN, SAYING (ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL TRANSLATION): "Of course, we see that the meeting in Havana, as you already mentioned, has opened a totally new stage of relations between our churches and gave a new momentum to our ties." TALKS IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE, CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN, SAYING (ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL TRANSLATION): "We can say that one of the results of the arrival of the holy relics is the new climate, the new positive atmosphere which helps us communicate and move forward." CAMERA OPERATORS VARIOUS OF PATRIARCH KIRILL, CARDINAL PAROLIN AND DELEGATES OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND VATICAN COMING OUT AFTER TALKS PATRIARCH KIRILL, CARDINAL PAROLIN AND DELEGATES OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND VATICAN PREPARING TO POSE FOR PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHERS PATRIARCH KIRILL, CARDINAL PAROLIN AND DELEGATES OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND VATICAN POSING FOR PICTURES
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- Keywords: Russia Vatican Pope's visit to Russia cardinal visiting Russia Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin Ptriarch of All Russia Kirill church relations
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Reuters ID: LVA0016V8NB5Z
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- Story Text: Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Tuesday (August 22) that there was "the new climate, the new positive atmosphere" between Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church.
Cardinal Parolin, speaking at a meeting with the head of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, said that the meeting in Havana had opened a totally new stage of relations between the churches and gave a new momentum to the ties between them.
Both Patriarch Kirill and Cardinal Parolin noted that the arrival of holy relics of St Nicholas in Russia earlier this year helped to improve the relations.
The Eastern and Western branches of Christianity split apart in 1054. The Pope Francis, leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, is seeking to improve ties, and last year in Cuba held what was the first ever meeting between a Roman Catholic pope and a Russian Orthodox patriarch. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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