NNA – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the late Pope Francis as a quot;defenderquot; of quot;humanism and justice,quot; and praised his efforts to promote dialogue between the Orthodox and Catholic churches.
Putin praised quot;wisequot; Pope Francis who died Monday as a quot;consistent defender of the high values of humanism and justice,quot; in a letter to the Vatican published by the Kremlin, adding he had quot;actively promoted dialogue between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.quot;
AFP
