No meeting planned between Orthodox, Catholic leaders

Archbishop Illarion, head of the Church Relations Office at the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, has denied rumors that Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, plans to meet with Pope Benedict XVI.   "No preparations are under way for a trip to the Vatican City or for the patriarch's meeting with the pope in some specific place and time," RIA Novosti quoted Archbishop Illarion as saying.  

 

He added, however, that work was under way to make such a meeting possible.