Moscow Versus the Vatican: Is the Fight Over?

MIN READFeb 12, 2016 | 09:15 GMT

Cuban president Raul Castro welcomes Russian Patriarch Kirill to Havana on Feb. 11. Kirill will be meeting with Pope Francis during his trip, in a historical moment for the two religious leaders.

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The religious and political rivalry between Russia and the Vatican may finally be ending after nearly a millennium. In a historic moment, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, will meet his Roman Catholic counterpart, Pope Francis, on Feb. 12 in Cuba. It is the first meeting between the two religious bodies since the Great Schism of 1054....