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Pope still working on meeting Russian Orthodox patriarch

Pope Francis gives a present to a little girl as he leaves the 'John XXIII Peace Lab' center for migrants he founded in 1971 in Hal Far, Malta, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Pope Francis prayed for the world to show more kindness and compassion to refugees as he paid tribute Sunday in Malta to the shipwrecked St. Paul and meets with migrants who, like the apostle, arrived on the Mediterranean island and were welcomed. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)

Pope Francis listens reporters' questions during a press conference during the flight back to Rome at the end of his two-day visit to Malta, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (Ciro Fusco /Pool photo via AP)

Pope Francis greets the journalists onboard the papal plane during the flight back to Rome at the end of his two-day apostolic visit to Malta, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (Ciro Fusco /Pool photo via AP)

Pope Francis reads his speech at the 'John XXIII Peace Lab' center for migrants he founded in 1971 in Hal Far, Malta, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Pope Francis prayed for the world to show more kindness and compassion to refugees as he paid tribute Sunday in Malta to the shipwrecked St. Paul and meets with migrants who, like the apostle, arrived on the Mediterranean island and were welcomed. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)

Pope still working on meeting Russian Orthodox patriarch