Vatican Diplomat Holds Mass in Moscow
The Vatican's Secretary of State for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, held a mass in Moscow's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and met with Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, during a visit from August 24 to 28. He called for ending the war in Ukraine and emphasized the need for genuine negotiations.
Consensus
- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary of State for Relations with States at the Vatican, visited Moscow from August 24 to 28.
- Gallagher held a mass in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow.
- Gallagher met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his visit.
- The visit included discussions on international issues, including the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
- Gallagher expressed the Vatican's call for ending the war in Ukraine and initiating genuine negotiations.
- The last time Gallagher visited Moscow was in November 2021.
- The visit was described as significant due to its timing during a critical period in international relations.
Points of divergence
- Gallagher met with presidential aide Yuri Ushakov during his visit. — kommersant
- Gallagher met with the head of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Antoniy of Volokolamsk, on Tuesday evening. — vm
- The meeting between Gallagher and Ushakov was reported by the Holy See's State Secretariat, with no details disclosed. — vesti
- Gallagher met with Metropolitan Antoniy of Volokolamsk on Tuesday evening, and the meeting included information about persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by Ukrainian state authorities. — tg_agentstvonews
- The meeting between Gallagher and Ushakov is scheduled for Wednesday. — tg_echoonline_news
- The visit was confirmed by Bishop Nikolai Dubinin, Apostolic Administrator of the Archeparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moscow. — tg_tass_agency
- Gallagher is scheduled to hold a mass on August 27. — vedomosti
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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