Patriarch Filaret participated in the meeting with the Pope to the White House

23 September 2015 Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret during his stay in Washington at the invitation of the organizers participated in the meeting with Pope Francis in the White House, informs the press center of the Kyiv Patriarchate.

On the lawn in front of the residence of the US President the Pope was welcomed by Barack Obama and his wife, Vice President Joseph Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and other officials. US President and Head of the Roman Catholic Church exchanged speeches in which underlined the positive role of the Church in society..