Vatican City, Oct 10, 2007 / 14:30 pm
Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," will pay a visit to Patriarch Alexy II in Moscow on October 18.
"The visit comes in the context of a series of meetings that the president of 'Cor Unum' will make in the Russian Federation between October 15 and 21, "according to the Vatican Press Office.
"From October 15 to 17 he will be at Novosibirsk, the capital of the region of Siberia where, accompanied by Bishop Joseph Werth, he will visit Caritas, the Franciscan school and the Sisters of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. In this area the Catholic Church has distinguished itself in recent years for the increase of charitable initiatives throughout the territory.
"From October 18 to 21, Archbishop Cordes, as a guest of Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, will participate in the work of Caritas groups throughout the Russian Federation.