What awaits Archbishop Gallagher in Russia?

The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States embarks next week on a highly sensitive foreign trip.

The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States is expected to embark next week on a highly sensitive foreign trip.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, pictured in 2017. Credit: U.S. Department of State/wikimedia Public Domain.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, often described as the Vatican’s “foreign minister,” is scheduled to travel to Russia Aug. 24…