Vatican’s ‘Foreign Minister’ in Russia for Talks
Gallagher will meet Russian officials, church leaders and the Catholic community as the Holy See keeps dialogue open during strained relations.
- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Holy See Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, arrived in Moscow today to advance dialogue during a difficult period in international relations.
- Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 25, the Archbishop will meet Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, followed by a discussion with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.
- On Wednesday, August 26, the Archbishop will meet Yuri Ushakov, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation for Foreign Policy, to continue the diplomatic schedule.
- Clergy and religious men and women will meet Archbishop Gallagher on Thursday, August 27, followed by his celebration of Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moscow.
- The Catholic Church in Russia remains a numerically small, geographically dispersed community, spanning the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow and dioceses in Saratov, Novosibirsk, and Irkutsk.
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