Pope Receives Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait

Feb 10, 2004 00:00

The Vatican press office did not give details of the Pope's meeting today with the sheikh, who is also Defense Minister. Kuwait has stable diplomatic relations with the Holy See.

Kuwait has just over 2 million inhabitants. The Statistical Yearbook of the Church says there are 155,000 Catholics in the country.

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Russian Orthodox Official Not Expecting Pope Visit

NEW YORK, NOV. 13, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The Russian Orthodox Church’s chief official for relations with other Christians indicated that chances are slim for John Paul II’s long-desired visit to Moscow.

Nov 13, 2003 00:00

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Pole Omits Invitation, to Spare Pope More Suffering

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 19, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Poland’s president asked that no further invitations be made for John Paul II to visit his homeland since, given his inability to say yes, it only increases the Pope’s «suffering.»

Oct 19, 2003 00:00

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Putin Sees Hope for Vatican-Orthodox Rapprochement

MOSCOW, JUNE 26, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the authorities in his country will make «all kinds of efforts» to favor a rapprochement between the Orthodox Church and the Holy See.

Jun 26, 2003 00:00

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