25 June 2001 MINSK, 23 June (BelaPAN)–Aleksii II, patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, has started a five-day visit to Belarus. Asked why his visit to Belarus coincided with Pope John Paul II’s visit to Ukraine, the patriarch answered: “My visit had been scheduled long before the pope’s visit to Ukraine was set. […]
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