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Deal struck to heal Church rift
By David Willey
BBC correspondent in Rome


Kasper is trying to smooth
relations for the Vatican

The Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church have agreed to set up a joint working group to try to improve relations.

The announcement was made simultaneously in Rome and Moscow.

The most senior Vatican representative to visit Russia for four years is currently on a mission to try to mend bridges between the two churches.

Cardinal Walter Kasper is in charge of the Vatican's relations with other Christian Churches.

The aim of his five-day mission: to try to persuade the Russian Orthodox church of Rome's good faith.

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