Department for External Church Relations
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"Daring to Peace" Forum concludes in Rome
DECR Communication Service, 28.10.2025.
On October 28, 2025, the interreligious forum "Daring to Peace" (Osare la Pace), organized by the Catholic Community of Sant'Egidio, concluded in Rome.
With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', the Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, participated in the conference.
The hierarch attended several thematic sessions held as part of the forum and also held a number of meetings.
In particular, the DECR Chairman met with His Beatitude Archbishop John of Tirana and All Albania; the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Awa III; and the Russian Ambassador to the Vatican, I.D. Soltanovsky.
On the evening of October 28, a closing ceremony for the Forum was held at the Roman Colosseum, which was attended by Pope Leo XIV.
During a brief conversation that took place, Metropolitan Anthony conveyed greetings to the Pontiff on behalf of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.
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