The Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church held a meeting with the Apostolic Nuncio to France

On September 16, 2026, a meeting took place in Paris between Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, and Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Apostolic Nuncio to France.

According to the Orthodoxia News Agency ( ), during the official meeting, the parties discussed current issues in inter-Christian relations and touched upon a number of other topics of mutual interest.

As a reminder, on September 15 in Geneva, an important working meeting took place between Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations (DECR), and Dr. Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC).