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Vatican says pope to go to Kazakhstan; expected to meet Russian Orthodox patriarch

Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus prayer from his window, at the Vatican July 31, 2022. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS

The Vatican said on Monday that Pope Francis will travel to Kazakhstan in September for a meeting of religious leaders, a gathering where the pope has said previously he hoped to meet with the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.

(Reporting by Philip Pullella)

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