Vienna's beautiful St. Nikolas Russian Orthodox Church, in November.
(Click to open the photo, then once again to greatly enlarge it and see the detail.)
Within the next hours, Orthodox Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis will have a historic meeting -- over coffee at Havana airport.
The first coming together since the great schism in 1054.
UPDATE: On Twitter:
Today is a day of grace. The meeting with Patriarch Kirill is a gift from God. Pray for us.— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 12, 2016
UPDATE 2: Here is the Joint Declaration that resulted from the meeting.
UPDATE Feb. 13:
My favorite quote from the get-together:
"Together, they discussed concrete proposals for working together, “because unity is made by walking,” the pope said. Even if the goal of full unity is not reached in this lifetime, he said, “at least when the Lord comes, he’ll find us walking.”
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Dina definitely very important meeting and historical one
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long time coming!
ReplyDeleteA magnificent church!
ReplyDeleteThe Great Schism of 1054 was some time ago. About time, chaps!
ReplyDeleteHistoric post, Dina!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your post which I read just in time to see the meeting taking place. An historic meeting for sure. I always appreciate your blog and learn so much. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteReader in Virginia, USA
I like Russian church architecture. St. Basil's is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteOrthodox churches are always eye-catching and spectacular!
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