After 93 years, Corpus Christi procession to take place in St. Petersburg, Russia

Catholic Cathedral in Moscow, Russia

 

 

Rome, Italy, June 23 (CNA)
.- The mayor of St. Petersburg, Russia has granted permission for the
first Corpus Christi procession to take place in the city since 1918.

 

The announcement was confirmed by the Archdiocese of the Mother of God
in Moscow, reported Vatican Radio. The procession will take place on
Sunday, June 26, through the Prospettiva Nevsky Avenue, the city's main
street.

 

The avenue has traditionally been called the "way of confessional
tolerance," as it is lined with Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and
Armenian churches. According to archdiocesan officials, the last time a
Corpus Christ procession took place on the avenue was in 1918. 

 

Now, 93 years later, Catholics will return to the Prospettiva Nevsky Avenue led by Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of Moscow.