{"id":102653,"date":"2026-08-24T19:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102653"},"modified":"2026-08-24T19:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:42:55","slug":"high-ranking-vatican-official-to-meet-with-putins-adviser-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/high-ranking-vatican-official-to-meet-with-putins-adviser-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooggeplaatste Vaticaanse functionaris ontmoet adviseur van Poetin in Rusland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Vatican\u2019s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, will travel to Russia this week to hold meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin adviser Yuri Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as well as visit the country\u2019s Catholic community.The announcement was made by the Vatican Secretariat of State on its X account and was described by Vatican News as \u201ca mission of dialogue and peace.\u201dAccording to the schedule, the first meeting will take place\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vatican\u2019s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, will travel to Russia this week to hold meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin adviser Yuri Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as well as visit the country\u2019s Catholic community.The announcement was made by the Vatican Secretariat of State on its X account and was described by Vatican News as \u201ca mission of dialogue and peace.\u201dAccording to the schedule, the first meeting will take place\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102682,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/vatican-foreign-minister-meets-with-officials-in-russia-to-discuss-ukraine-conflict\/","url_meta":{"origin":102653,"position":0},"title":"Vatican foreign minister meets with officials in Russia to discuss Ukraine conflict","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican\u2019s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Russia on Aug. 25 to discuss Russia\u2019s ongoing war with Ukraine.The Vatican Secretariat of State announced the meeting on its X account the same day, describing it as a meeting where \u201ctopics of common interest and current international issues\u201d were discussed between the two parties.\u201cDuring the course of the meeting, topics of common interest and current international issues were\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":102734,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/vatican-official-in-russia-war-in-ukraine-must-end-but-not-through-military-means\/","url_meta":{"origin":102653,"position":1},"title":"Vatican official in Russia: War in Ukraine must end, but not through military means","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"During his visit to Russia, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states and international organizations, reaffirmed the Holy See\u02bcs position that the conflict with Ukraine \u201ccannot be resolved by military means.\u201dThe archbishop made the remarks during a press conference following his Aug. 25 meeting in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.As the Vatican Secretariat of State reported Tuesday on X, the men discussed \u201ctopics of mutual interest and current international issues, with particular attention to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":97630,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/vatican-weighing-papal-trip-to-ukraine\/","url_meta":{"origin":102653,"position":2},"title":"Vatican weighing papal trip to Ukraine","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Vatican will study the conditions needed for a possible trip by Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said following a six-day pastoral and diplomatic mission to the war-torn country.Gallagher, the Holy See\u2019s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, said the possibility of a papal visit was among the questions he heard most frequently during his stay.\u201cAlmost everyone I met asked me that question. 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