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Polish Catholics, Russian Orthodox seek to ease tensions through talks

CWNews.com - Polish Catholic leaders have opened ecumenical talks with the Russian Orthodox Church in a bid to improve the historically strained relations between the two countries. A joint statement released by representatives of the two faiths after an introductory session said that their work was a "labor of reconciliation."

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