Putin congratulated Pope Francis
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President Putin congratulated Pope Francis on the 11th anniversary of his accession to the apostolic throne
Representatives of the Russian Embassy at the Vatican reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Pope Francis on the 11th anniversary of his accession to the apostolic throne.
As noted at the embassy, the head of state sent a congratulatory telegram to the pontiff in accordance with existing protocol practice. In addition, the diplomatic department also indicated that a congratulatory message to Francis was sent by the Russian Ambassador to the Holy See, Ivan Soltanovsky.
It is noted that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who later took the papal name Francis, was elected as the 266th Pope in the fifth round of voting at a conclave held in the Sistine Chapel of the Apostolic Palace on March 12-13, 2013.
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