The Vatican has confirmed that the rumoured visit by the Holy See to Russia has begun today, August 24. Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher will remain in Russia until August 28, the archbishop’s first visit to Russia since the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
On Tuesday, August 25, Archbishop Gallagher will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The two spoke by telephone in April 2025 to review “the situation of the war in Ukraine and some initiatives aimed at stopping the military actions” and it is expected that this visit will follow similar lines of discussion.
