Pope in Russia

Pope and Patriarch Meet after 1000 years

Pope wearing Mexican hat
Pope wearing Mexican hat
Pope meeting Russian Counterpart
Pope meeting Russian Counterpart
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
Pope in Russia
Pope in Cuba meeting with the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill after 1000 years.

 

Pope Francis arrives in Mexico on his first visit and immediately the pontiff donned a sombrero as he was greeted by President Enrique Pena Nieto and first lady Angelica Rivera. Pope Francis has said his most intimate desire is to pray before the dark skinned Madonna, the patron saint of Mexico and “empress of the Americas”.

His meeting in Cuba on Friday 12th February 2016 with the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a reconciliatory move after a 1000-year rift in Christianity.