Vladimir Putin congratulates Pope Francis on 10th anniversary of his election
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President Vladimir Putin congratulated Pope Francis on 10th anniversary of his election as Catholic Pope. According to Alexander Avdeyev, the Russian Ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican), President Vladimir Putin congratulated Pope Francis on the 10th anniversary of his election as Pope.
The congratulatory message was delivered on Monday, the Russian news agency TASS reported.
"Today we delivered a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin," the diplomat said.
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Cyril sent a message of congratulations to the Pope on the tenth anniversary of his election as Pope.
The message also underlined the importance of dialogue between religious leaders. This information was provided on the Russian Orthodox Church website.
He is the first Pope to take the name Francis.
His predecessor Benedict XVI lived for most of his 10-year pontificate. until his death on December 31, 2020 as honorary pope in the Vatican. In 2014, Francis decided to reconcile two of his other predecessors, Pope John XXIII. and Pope John Paul to be canonized. II.
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