Pope and Patriarch likely to focus on areas for collaboration and dialogue.

"The Catholic Church must help to model real dialogue and good will."

Pope Francis sent condolences to Taiwan following an earthquake that left at least 37 people dead as the island prepared to celebrate Chinese New Year, reported ucanews.com."The Holy Father was saddened to learn of the suffering caused by the deadly earthquake which struck Tainan, leaving many

Turning to God in one-time crime capital Ciudad Juarez.

The Cuba meeting was not an improvisation, Father Lombardi said; it took two years of intense planning and negotiations to schedule.

The two churches split during the Great Schism of 1054 and have remained estranged over a host of issues, including the primacy of the pope.