Vladimir Isachenkov By this Author Dec 22, 2021 Plans move forward for 2022 pope, Russian patriarch meetingPlans are progressing for a possible meeting next year between Pope Francis and the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. May 19, 2020 Global worries as infections spike in Russia, Brazil, IndiaCoronavirus cases are spiking from India to South Africa and Mexico in a clear indication the pandemic is far from over, while Russia and Brazil now sit behind only the United States in the number of reported infections.