Francis writes to the Ecumenical
Patriarch on the meaning of the gift of relics of St. Peter. It is "a
confirmation of the journey that our Churches have made in drawing
closer to one another". "The joining of the relics of the two brother
Apostles can also serve as a constant reminder and encouragement that,
on this continuing journey, our divergences will no longer stand in the
way of our common witness".
On October 11th last year the Ecumenical Patriarchate
overturned its decision to temporarily transfer to Moscow the right to
ordain the popularly elected metropolitan of Kyiv on the basis of the
unfulfilled conditions on the part of ROC, as well as due to the change
in the global socio-political situation. Thus, the Ecumenical
Patriarchate brought back under its omophorion the Metropolis of Kyiv.































