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Russia

Why did Moscow’s Archbishop Pezzi resign?

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the archbishop who served as the de facto leader of Russia’s Catholic community for almost 20 years.

Luke Coppen
May 04, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV accepted Saturday the resignation of the Italian archbishop who has served as the de facto leader of Russia’s Catholic community for almost 20 years.

Archbishop Paolo Pezzi. Credit: Screenshot from @VaticanIHD YouTube channel.

The Vatican announced May 2 that the pope had approved the resignation of Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B., as head o…

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