Ambassador of the Vatican Archbishop and the Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation, Celestino Migliore’s interview with editor-in-chief of the Journal Burganov House Space of culture

Abstract

We are pleased to present an academic interview with the Ambassador of the Vatican Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation, who kindly agreed to answer questions asked by Maria A. Burganova, the editor-in-chief of the journal Burganov House. The Space of Culture. The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis, which will undoubtedly facilitate further development of relations in the context of the positive historical dialogue that has long been developing between the Vatican and Russia, was the impetus for the interview. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, an Italian prelate and Vatican diplomat, is the Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation since May 28, 2016. Archbishop Migliore has a master’s degree in theology from the Center of Theological Studies in Fossano and Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University in the Vatican. He has been in the diplomatic service of the Holy See in different countries since 1980. He was appointed as Special Envoy to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the Under-Secretary of the Section for Relations with States of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State, and the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. Celestino Migliore received his episcopal consecration from John Paul II on January 6, 2003.