BARI TRIP GIVES POPE A CHANCE TO HELP SAVE CHRISTIANITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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John L. Allen Jr. Crux Catholic Media

A gust of wind blows the vestments of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, as they pray for peace in the Middle East with an unprecedented gathering of Orthodox patriarchs and Catholic leaders in Bari, southern Italy, Saturday, July 7, 2018. Pope Francis denounced the "complicit silence" that has allowed violence to consume the Middle East and drive tens of thousands of Christians from their homes, during a remarkable gathering Saturday of Orthodox patriarchs and Catholic leaders united in praying for peace in the region. (Credit: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino.)

MOSCOW’S VETO ON CATHOLIC/ORTHODOX DIALOGUE MAY BE SLIPPING AWAY

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill chairs a meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod in Minsk, Belarus, Oct. 15, 2018. (Credit: Igor Palkin/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP.)

 John L. Allen Jr., Oct 20, 2018, cruxnow.com