“Easter is a great feast, and the greetings are addressed to all the leaders of Christian Churches throughout the world,” the patriarch of All Russias said March 30, according to a report by Itar-Tass.
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church emphasized that relations with the Vatican have not improved. “We hope the Vatican will take a step in our direction,” he said.
Vatican-Orthodox relations deteriorated last February when the Holy Father decided to create four dioceses in Russia. The Moscow Patriarchate saw the decision as evidence of “proselytism.”
