💨 Abstract

Pope Francis, the late leader of the Roman Catholic Church, was praised by a Russian Orthodox Church official for his significant role in strengthening relations between the two faiths. The Pope played a key part in the active development of contacts between Catholics and the Russian Orthodox Church in recent years. The Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches have historically been rivals, but under Pope Francis, they cooperated on various issues, particularly in the humanitarian sphere.

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