WorldPope’s envoy meets Russia’s Lavrov for first time since full-scale invasion

Vatican foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Aug. 25, the first face-to-face talks between Moscow and the Vatican since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Gallagher urged an end to the war, cited “substantial differences,” and said they agreed to pursue humanitarian cooperation for children affected by the conflict.

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