Vatican Diplomat Visits Moscow Amid Ukraine War
The visit of the CIA Director to Moscow coincided in time with the arrival in Russia of the Vatican's chief diplomat. This week, the Secretary of the Vatican for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, arrived in Moscow with an official visit.
Consensus
- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary of State for Relations with States at the Vatican, visited Moscow from August 24 to August 28.
- The visit included meetings with Russian officials and representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- The Vatican diplomat discussed international issues and called for an end to the war in Ukraine.
- Gallagher was scheduled to celebrate a mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moscow.
- This was the first official visit to Russia by a Vatican diplomat of this rank since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine.
- The last time Gallagher visited Russia was in November 2021.
- The visit occurred during a period of heightened international tensions.
Points of divergence
- The meeting between Gallagher and Yuri Ushakov was held, but details were not disclosed. — vesti
- Gallagher met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday, August 25, and publicly called for ending the war in Ukraine. — tg_agentstvonews
- Gallagher met with Sergey Lavrov on August 25 and emphasized the need for genuine negotiations to end the war. — tg_echoonline_news
- The visit was confirmed by the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moscow, Bishop Nikolai Dubinin. — tg_tass_agency
- Gallagher was scheduled to hold a mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Concepcion on August 27. — vedomosti
- The Russian ambassador to the Vatican stated that a visit by Pope Francis to Russia is not currently under discussion. — kommersant
- President Vladimir Putin has no plans to meet with Gallagher at this time, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. — vm
Coverage (17 sources)
- Vatican Secretary for Relations with States held Mass in Moscow Cathedral — Коммерсантъ
- Mass with participation of a Vatican representative took place in the Moscow Catholic cathedral — Вечерняя Москва
- Moscow held talks with the Vatican on important international issues — Вести
- Visit of CIA chief to Moscow coincided in time with arrival in Russia of Vatican's chief diplomat — Агентство. Новости
- Vatican's chief diplomat arrives in Moscow for the first time since 2021 and calls for an end to the war in Ukraine — ЭХО / Новости
- Visit of the Vatican's diplomatic service head Paul Richard Gallagher to Moscow will take place August 25-28. This was confirmed by TASS apostolic... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Vatican explained Gallagher's visit to Russia as desire to continue dialogue with Russia — Вести
- Vatican news: Gallagher's trip to Moscow speaks of intent to continue dialogue — Ведомости
- Question about possible visit of Pope Leo XIV to Russia is not considered. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russian Ambassador: the visit of the pope to Russia is not yet discussed — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Ambassador Spoke About Contacts Between Moscow and the Vatican — Вести
- Peskov: Putin does not plan to meet with the head of the Vatican diplomatic service — Вечерняя Москва
- Peskov: Putin does not yet plan to meet with a representative of the Vatican — Вести
- Vatican representative Paul Gallagher will conduct a mass in Moscow on August 27 — Ведомости
- Visit of the Vatican's diplomatic service head Paul Richard Gallagher to Moscow will take place August 25-28. This was confirmed by TASS apostolic... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Vatican representative Paul Gallagher will visit Moscow August 25-28 — Ведомости
- Main diplomat of the Vatican will come to Russia on August 25 — Вести
Key entities
- Vatican
- Moscow
- Russia
- Paul Richard Gallagher
- TASS
- Louis XIV
- Nikolay Dubinin
- Archdioceses of the Mother of God
- Ukraine
- Vatican News
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