According to the Vatican, this will be the first time ever that heads of the Orthodox and Catholic churches will meet, which is considered a first step for a possible visit by Pope Francis to Russia.
Pope Francis and the Patriarch Kirill will hold a personal meeting at Havana´s Jose Marti International Airport and later they will sign a joint statement, the Vatican announced.
The meeting, which has been prepared for a long time, will become a milestone in bilateral relations between the two ecclesiastic institutions.
The Vatican announcement reads that the Holy See and the Russian Patriarchy expect that the meeting will become a signal of hope for all good-will people; for this reason, the Holy See invited all Christians to pray so that God blesses the encounter which will yield good fruits. (Taken from Cuban News Agency)
