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Church in India

Why is the Vatican’s foreign minister in India?

Despite being a tiny minority, India's Catholics outnumber those of Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal combined.

Luke Coppen
Jul 14, 2025
∙ Paid

The Vatican announced Sunday that its Secretary for Relations with States — the equivalent of a foreign minister — had begun a weeklong visit to India.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, pictured in 2017. Public Domain.

The Vatican’s Secretariat of State said July 13 that Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher…

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