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Why is the Vatican’s foreign minister in Russia?
Catholic Church24 August 2026

Why is the Vatican’s foreign minister in Russia?

Paul Richard Gallagher is in Moscow for the first visit by the Vatican’s top diplomat since the war began. His talks with Sergei Lavrov and the Russian Orthodox Church will cover relations with the Holy See, Ukrainian children, prisoners of war and the future leadership of the Catholic Church in Russia.

Paul Richard Gallagher is in Moscow for the first visit by the Vatican’s top diplomat since the war began. His talks with Sergei Lavrov and the Russian Orthodox Church will cover relations with the Holy See, Ukrainian children, prisoners of war and the future leadership of the Catholic Church in Russia.

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