Chronology sources poland, russia and our lady of czestochowa

Apr. 20, 1999: (Liturgy in Belgrade) Press release, Moscow Patriarchate, Apr. 20, 1999; (Pope’s letter) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 28 Apr. 1999, p. 2; (statement by Patriarch) Russkaya Mysl, 29 Apr. 1999

May 2, 1999: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 5 May 1999, p. 1; article by Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, 3 May 1999

May 7-9, 1999: (May 8) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 19 May 1999, pp. 3-4; (May 9) pp. 5-6

June 3, 1999: (May 22) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1999 - no.21, p. 1; (meeting) 9 June 1999, p. 8; press release, Vatican Information Service, 3 June 1999; (peace plan accepted) article by Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 4 June 1999

June 5-17, 1999: (Elblag) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 16 June 1999, p. 5; (statement by Kondrusiewicz) article by Alessandra Stanley in New York Times, 7 June 1999; (Czestochowa) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.) 7 July 1999, p. 9; (later remarks) 30 June 1999, p. 11

June 28, 1999: (Decree) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 7 July 1999, p. 12. The full text of the decree, including the reference to Cardinal Deskur, was published in Soul Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 1999, p. 18

June 29, 1999: (Decision to fly to Armenia) Article by Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, 15 June 1999; (infection) Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, 16 June 1999; (death) article by Gustav Niebuhr, New York Times, 30 June 1999; (letter) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 21 July 1999, p. 4; (letter placed in coffin) interview by Fides News Agency of Msgr. Claudio Gugerotti, who accompanied Cardinal Cassidy to the funeral of the Catholicos

Sept. 20, 1999: (telegram) Press release, Vatican Information Service, 20 Sept. 1999; (burial at convent and Kazan icon) article by Jim Heintz, Associated Press, 24 Sept. 1999. The Associated Press article includes a photo of Gorbachev giving his wife a final kiss before she is buried. The Kazan icon in the coffin is very visible in this photo.

Nov. 8-9, 1999: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 17 Nov. 1999, pp. 3, 4, 6; (anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall and Shevardnadze kissing pope) article by Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, 10 Nov. 1999, p. A-5

Nov. 14, 1999: (Dedication) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 17 Nov. 1999, p. 1; 1 Dec, 1999, p. 4; (Ivanov) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 26 May 2010, p. 3. The metaphor “two lungs” had been used by Pope John Paul II for many years. See 1987 encyclical Redemptoris Mater, para. 34

Dec. 24, 1999: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 29 Dec. 1999, p. 1

Dec. 31, 1999: (Blessing by Alexy) Article by Andrei Zolotov Jr., The Moscow Times, 21 Jan. 2000: (visit to Holy Trinity Monastery) report by Reuters, 31 Dec. 1999; (secret baptism and giving of cross) Vladimir Putin, First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait, p. 12; (fire and finding cross) The dacha fire and the finding of Putin’s aluminum baptismal cross were related by Putin during a one-hour interview on the television program “Larry King Live,” broadcast by CNN on 8 Sept. 2000. The transcript of the full interview is available online.

Jan. 18, 2000: (Service) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 24 Jan. 2000, pp. 6-7; (Florovsky reading) press release, Vatican Information Service, 14 Jan. 2000; (St. Basil’s) La Repubblica, 10 Jan. 2000

Feb. 24-26, 2000: (Shenouda’s remarks) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 7 Feb. 2001, p. 10; (Pope’s remarks) 1 Mar. 2000, p. 8

March 12, 2000: (Day of Pardon) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 22 Mar. 2000, p. 4; (Gniezno) report by Ecumenical News International; (Theoctist) Associated Press, 15 Feb. 2000. The apology by the Patriarch was made in a BBC interview on Feb. 15

March 25, 2000: (Mass) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.) 29 Mar. 2000, p. 10; (meeting) p. 11; (Mar. 26) p. 1

Apr. 30, 2000: (Canonization) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 3 May 2000, pp. 1-2

May 7, 2000: (Rome) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 10 May 2000, pp. 1-2

May 12-13, 2000: (Mass) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 17 May 2000, pp. 1-3; (prior meeting with Sr. Lucia and giving of ring) article by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

May 18, 2000: (Mass) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 24 May 2000, p. 3; (letter) The full text of the letter was posted on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate.

June 5, 2000: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 7 June 2000, p. 8; press release, Vatican Information Service, 6 June 2000; article by Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, 7 June 2000

June 13, 2000: Press release, Vatican Information Service, 14 June 2000; speech of Dziwisz at Lublin, 13 May 2001, translated in L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 30 May 2001, p. 11

June 26, 2000: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 28 June 2000, pp. I-VIII

July 9-19, 2000: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 28 June 2000, p. 7; 26 July 2000, p. 8; also observations of the author of this chronology who participated in the prayer vigil and who was involved in bringing the Sitka icon from Alaska

July 30, 2000: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 2 Aug. 2000, p. 1

Aug. 19-20, 2000: (Consecration) Press release, Moscow Patriarchate; (canonization and prayers for Kursk victims) press release, Moscow Patriarchate; (history of Church of Christ the Savior) A very detailed history of the church is found in the large book Temple of Christ the Savior in Moscow [Храм Христа Спасителя в Москва] published in Russian in 1997. The New York Times also carried articles describing the destruction of the church and the plans for world’s highest structure. See also New York Times, 3 Aug. 1931; 6 Dec. 1931; 31 May 1933; 30 May 1935; 30 July 1937. (World Youth Day) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 23 Aug. 2000, pp.1-3; (audience) 30 Aug. 2000, p. 7; (Kursk) press release, Vatican Information Service, 23 Aug. 2000

Aug. 27, 2000: Article by Michael Wines, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2000; article by Maura Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2000

Sept. 24-25, 2000: Zenit news service, 25 Sept. 2000

Oct. 7-8, 2000: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 11 Oct. 2000, pp. 1, 6-7, 12; press release, Vatican Information Service, 7 Oct. 2000

Oct. 26, 2000: Press release, Vatican Information Service, 26 Oct. 2000; article by Dmitry Khafizov, Inside the Vatican magazine, Feb. 2002

Nov. 6, 2000: Press release, Vatican Information Service, 6 Nov. 2000

Nov. 10, 2000: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 15 Nov. 2000, pp. 5-7

Jan. 14, 2001: (Dedication) History of St. Catherine’s in Rome posted on the church’s website, www.stcaterina.org; (meeting with Pope) news release, Pravda, 15 Jan. 2001

Jan. 24, 2001: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 31 Jan. 2001, p. 12; press release, Vatican Information Service, 25 Jan. 2001

Feb. 21, 2001: (Consistory) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 28 Feb. 2001, pp. 6, 9; (Jaworski losing hand) article by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, 8 June 2001; (Professor Stefan Swiezawski) Swiezawski made the following statement to Helen Whitney, the producer of the documentary Pope John Paul II; the Millennial Pope: "John Paul II spoke about his conviction that the most important events in his life have been connected to the suffering of his friends. He believes that Bishop Deskur's stroke was a way of paying for his election to the papacy and also that his elevation to cardinal was intimately tied to the tragedy of another friend, Father Marian Jaworski, who had lost his hand in a railway accident." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pope/etc/faith.html

Apr. 26, 2001: (Pope) Zenit news service, 26 Apr. 2001; (Moscow) Itar-Tass, 26 Apr. 2001

May 4, 2001: (Generally) Article by Dina Kyriakidou, Reuters, 5 May 2001; article by Brian Murphy, Associated Press, 5 May 2001; (Pope’s remarks at Synod meeting) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 9 May 2001, pp. 3, 5: (declaration) p. 5; (reciting Our Father together) Stanislaw Dziwisz, A Life with Karol, p. 106; also confirmed by Dr. Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the Vatican’s press secretary, in remarks to journalists

May 6, 2001: Fulvio Scaglione, “Quel ragazzo non andra in Siberia,” Famiglia Cristiana, No. 18, 6 May 2001, posted at http://www.stpauls.it/fc01/0118fc/0118fc66.htm . After the death of Pope John Paul II, Sirotenko was also interviewed by Itar-Tass, 8 Apr. 2005.

June 23-27, 2001: (Welcoming ceremony) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 27 June 2001, p. 3; (feast of St. John the Baptist), pp 1-2; (Lviv) 4 July 2001, pp. 6-7; (one million at Mass and Husar’s apology) article by Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, 28 June 2001

Aug. 19, 2001: (Putin) Article by Andrei Zolotov, ENI News Service, 22 Aug. 2001; Interfax report, 21 Aug. 2001: Mir Religii, 20-21 Aug. 2001; (Catholics as well as Orthodox at Solovetsky) Rev. Christopher Zugger, The Forgotten: Catholics of the Soviet Empire from Lenin through Stalin, pp. 193-94. In meeting with Cardinal André Vingt-Trois on 28 October 2008, Patriarch Alexy stated that the victims of Solovetsky including some representatives of the Catholic Church. Press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 29 Oct. 2008

Aug. 26-28, 2001: (Relic given to Greece by Vatican) Pope Benedict XVI described this event during an address on the subject of St. Andrew. L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 21 June 2006, p. 11; (relic venerated in Kiev) article by Evgenia Mussuri, Kyiv Post, 30 Aug. 2001; (liturgy on Aug. 26) press release, Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP), 27 Aug. 2001

Sept. 22-27, 2001: (Astana) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 26 Sept. 2001, p. 1; (Astana Mass said by Pope in Russian) article by Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sept. 2001; (Armenia first Christian nation) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.),3 Oct. 2001, p. 7; (Pope in Armenia) pp. 4-6

Oct. 22, 2001: (Pope’s remarks) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 14 Nov. 2001, p. 7; (Patriarch’s comments to press) Zenit news service, 22 Oct. 2001.

Jan. 1, 2002: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 9 Jan. 2002, p. 10; Inside the Vatican magazine, Jan. 2002

Jan. 14, 2002: An English translation of the entire interview is posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, http://www.ln.mid.ru.

Jan. 24, 2002: (Assisi) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 30 Jan. 2002, pp. 1-7, 9; (meeting of Pitirim and Hilarion with Pope next day) press release, Moscow Patriarchate, 2 Feb. 2002

Feb. 11, 2002: (Announcement) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 13 Feb. 2002, p. 10; press release, Vatican Information Service, 11 Feb. 2002; (statement by Synod) press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 12 Feb. 2002

Feb. 25, 2002: Article by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, 1 Mar. 2002

March 2, 2002: (Rosary) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), pp. 1-2; (Loreto also Russian icon) Andrei Zolotov Jr., “Pope Speaks to Moscow’s Catholics,” The Moscow Times, 4 Mar. 2002

March 8-13, 2002: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 13 Mar. 2002, pp. 1-2; 20 Mar. 2002, p. 4

March 29, 2002: (Text of meditations) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 3 Apr. 2002, pp. II-VI; (Bukalov) Zenit news service, 30 Mar. 2002

May 22-26, 2002: (Azerbaijan) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 29 May 2002, pp. 4-5; press release, Vatican Information Service, 23 May 2002; Zenit news service, 23 May 2002; (Bulgaria) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 29 May 2002, pp. 1-2, 7; article by John Norton, Catholic News Service, National Catholic Register, 9-15 June 2002; article, Zenit news service, 28 May 2002; (church to be used in Rome) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 5 May 2004, p. 8; press release, Vatican Information Service, 21 May 2003

June 16, 2002: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 19 June 2002, pp. 6-7; article by John Norton, Catholic News Service, 17 June 2002

Aug. 16-19, 2002: (Shrine) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 21 Aug. 2002, pp. 6, 8; National Catholic Register, 25-31 Aug. 2002, pp. 1, 7; (beatification) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 21 Aug. 2002, pp. 1-2; (canonization) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 14 Oct. 2009, p. 1

Aug. 22, 2002: Zenit news service, 23 Aug. 2002

Sept. 8, 2002: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 11 Sept. 2002, p. 1; Zenit news service, 9 Sept. 2002

Oct. 7-13, 2002: (Oct. 7 & 13) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 9 Oct. 2002, p. 12; 16 Oct. 2002, pp. 1-7; press releases, Vatican Information Service, 12 & 13 Oct. 2002; Zenit news service, 13 Oct. 2002; (Oct. 12) article by John Allen, National Catholic Reporter, 18 Oct. 2002. The event on October 12 was sponsored by the Sant’Egidio Community. Aside from Patriarch Teochist, it was attended by Cardinals Kasper, George, Ruini, Etchegaray, and Pompedda.

Oct. 26, 2002: (Angelus) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 30 Oct. 2002, p. 1

March 31 – Apr 4, 2003: (Examination) The events surrounding the examination of the icon at the Vatican were described to the author of this chronology by Dmitri Khafizov, the representative of the City of Kazan, who was present at the examination. Parts of the examination were also filmed, and this film was made part of a documentary produced by Dmitri Khafizov and by television station ZAO Channel 6 in Kazan. (article) The article by Natalia Chugreeva (Наталиа Чугреева) was published in the Russian magazine, Mir Bozhij (Мир Божий), No. 1(7), 2001, pp. 40-47. The author has an English translation of the entire article.

May 18, 2003: Zenit news service, 18 May 2003

July 31 – Aug. 1, 2003: The change in physical strength of the Patriarch was described to the author of this chronology by Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky, director of external affairs for the Orthodox Church in America. Father Leonid was with the Patriarch at the services both in Sarov and Diveevo.

Oct. 16, 2003: (Celebration) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 22 Oct. 2003, pp. 3-4; (Alexy) press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 24 Oct. 2003

Nov. 4-5, 2003: (Meeting with Putin and icon) press release, Vatican Information Service, 5 Nov. 2003; Zenit news service, 5 Nov. 2003; article by Victor L. Simpson, Associated Press, 6 Nov. 2003; article, “An Icon Brings Pope and Putin Together,” The Tablet, 15 Nov. 2003; article, “Icon Helps Bridge the Divide Between Rome and Moscow,” National Catholic Register, 16-22 Nov. 2003

Feb. 17-22, 2004: (Remarks by Cardinal Kasper) Catholic News Service, 18 Feb. 2004; article by RIA-Novosti, 17 Feb. 2004; (meeting with Kirill and establishment of working group) A communique describing the results of the meeting was released by the Moscow Patriarchate on 19 Feb. 2004. (meeting with Patriarch) Zenit news service, 23 Feb. 2004; press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 22 Feb. 2004

June 18, 2004: The presentation of the Czestochowa icon to General Mikhailov was described in an article in the Military-Industrial Courier [Военно-Промышленный Курьер], an important weekly newspaper covering the Russian military establishment. The article also included a photo of the Czestochowa icon being presented to the General. The article has been posted on the newspaper’s website, http://vpk-news.ru/articles/595 . Later, the event was also covered in an article posted on the website of the Press Office of the Czestochowa shrine, www.jasnagora.com . On May 8, 2002, Father Konstantin Tatarintsev held a thanksgiving service to the Czestochowa icon. During the service, Lieutenant-General Mikhail Oparin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Air Force, stated that a copy of the Czestochowa icon has an honored place in the cockpit of his airplane and that an icon light is always burning before it. The latter story was reported on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department responsible for relations with the Russian armed forces, www.pobeda.ru.

June 29 - July 1, 2004: (Commemoration) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 7 July 2004, pp. 1, 5-9; (remarks by Ecumenical Patriarch) The Ecumenical Patriarch’s remarks were made in an interview with Vatican Radio, quoted verbatim in an article by Zenit news service, 2 July 2004. In the interview, the Patriarch also discussed his invitation to the Pope to visit Istanbul.

Aug. 25-28, 2004: (Events in Rome and Moscow.) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1 Sept. 2004, pp.1, 2-3; 8 Sept. 2004, pp. 2, 4; article by Bryon MacWilliams, Catholic News Service, National Catholic Register, 12-18 Sept. 2004, p. 4; (warmer meeting) Article by Zenit new service, 1 Sept. 2004, translating an interview of Cardinal Kasper by Dr. Victor Khroul, editor-in-chief of the Russia Catholic weekly, Svet Evangelia. (3^rd para.) In an online article entitled “Ecumenism – the true story of a war that never was,” posted on 19 July 2010, noted Vatican expert Sandro Magister quoted an “authoritative source at the pontifical council for Christian unity” as follows: “Cardinal Kasper went to Moscow several times and the climate between the two sides began to improve. The real breakthrough was in 2004, when the pope sent the icon of the Mother of God of Kazan to the patriarch of Moscow, accompanied by a very friendly exchange of letters between John Paul II and Alexy. This was the gesture that broke the ice.”

Oct. 15, 2004: L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 27 Oct. 2004, p. 4; press release, Vatican Information Service, 16 Oct. 2004; Associated Press article, 16 Oct. 2004; article by Joan Lewis, National Catholic Register, 31 Oct. – 6 Nov. 2004

Nov. 27, 2004: (Return of relics) Article by Ian Fisher, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2004; article by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, 29 Nov. 2004, published in the National Catholic Register; (Pope’s statement) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1 Dec. 2004, pp. 1, 3; (Ecumenical Patriarch’s statement) The Vatican Radio interview was quoted in L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 9 Feb. 2005, p. 11, and also in an article by Zenit news service, 29 Nov. 2004

Dec. 30, 2004: Article by Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2004

Feb. 13, 2005: (Death of Sr. Lucia) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 16 Mar. 2005, p. 8; (Pope’s letter) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 23 Feb. 2005, p. 1; press release, Vatican Information Service, 16 Feb. 2005

Feb. 1 – Apr. 1, 2005: (Mar. 27 & 30) Article by John Thavis, Catholic News Service, 19 Sept. 2005; (icon from Orthodox countries) article by Zenit news service, 2 Mar. 2005. The icon was from the envoys of Cyprus, Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, and Greece. (letter from Alexy) press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 3 Mar. 2005; (prayers in Bucharest) SEIA Newsletter on the Eastern Churches, Mar. 2005

Apr. 2, 2005: Stanislaw Dziwisz et al., Let Me Go to My Father’s House: John Paul II’s Strength in Weakness (Pauline Books 2006); (last letter) artticle by Zenit news service, 5 Apr. 2005, based on a report by Vatican Radio; article by Zenit news service, 3 May 2005.

Apr. 3-8, 2005: (Number of pilgrims and length of wait) press release, Vatican Information Service, 13 Apr. 2005; Zenit news service, 10 Apr. 2005. These statistics were released by the Italian Civil Protection and the City of Rome. (List of world and religious leaders at funeral) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 20 Apr. 2005, pp. 5-11; (Ratzinger’s homily) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 13 Apr. 2005, pp. 2-3; (Kirill) press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 8 Apr. 2005

Apr. 19, 2005: (Election) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 20 Apr. 2005, p. 1; (homily at Installation Mass) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 27 Apr. 2005, pp. 1,8; (Kirill meeting with Pope) press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 25 Apr. 2005; (Benedict’s statements concerning Kirill) Seewald & Pope Benedict XVI, Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times; (Apr. 19 – alliance proposal) On the evening of 19 April 2005, Bishop Hilarion gave a lecture at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Fribourg. It was here that he first suggested an “Alliance.” The Alliance was also discussed by Bishop Hilarion in an article, “Habemus Papam,” published in the Apr. 24, 2005, issue (No. 64) of his Europaica Bulletin. (Bari homily) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 1 June 2005, p. 6

June 29-30, 2005: (Address by Metropolitan John) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 6 July 2005, p. 5

July 21, 2005: (July 21 events) The events in Kazan are based upon the personal observations of the author of this chronology who was present for the ceremonies in Kazan. See also press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 21 July 2005 (with photos); Interfax report, 21 July 2005

Oct. 29, 2005: (Visit to Mentorella) press release, Vatican Information Service, 29 Oct. 2005; (call on morning of visit) Zenit news service, 31 Oct. 2005

May 3-5, 2006: Press release, Vatican Information Service, 3 May 2006;press releases, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 3,5, & 6 May 2006; Europaica Bulletin, No. 96, 11 May 2006

May 13, 2006: (St. Peter’s service) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 24 May 2006, 2; (Regina Caeli address) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 17 May 2006, p. 1; (Mass at Fatima) Agence France-Presse article, published in USA Today; article by Frances D’Emilio, Associated Press, 13 May 2006; (Bishop Magee’s commencement address) The full text was posted for a period of time on the Franciscan University’s website. The author of this chronology has a copy of the full text obtained from this source. Bishop Magee also gave a similar account in an earlier interview with the Italian weekly Gente which it published on 3 May 2006. This interview was also reported by the Italian news agency ANSA.

May 18, 2006: (Dedication of church and relic) Interfax report, 19 May 2006; (visit to the Church of St. Clement) press release, Moscow Patriarchate (DECR), 19 May 2006; (meeting with Pope) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 31 May 2006, p. 15; (press conference) Interfax report, 20 May 2006

May 25-28, 2006: (Czestochowa) L’Osservatore Romano (Eng. Ed.), 31 May 2006, pp. 6-7; (Krakow) pp. 9-10; (Father Igor Vyzhanov) press release, Vatican Information Service, 28 May 2006; press release,Moscow Patrarichate (DECR), 30 May 2006