Inter-church politics will decide famous icon's fate.(Mother of God of Kazan)(Brief Article) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: April 13, 2001| Author: JONES, MELISSA | COPYRIGHT 2001 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Negotiations to return one of Russia's most venerated miracle-working icons, known as The Mother of God of Kazan, have taken place between the Vatican and politicians from the autonomous Russian republic of Tatarstan. Meanwhile, Moscow's Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II has remained in the background, reportedly angered at being bypassed in the process.

The icon has become a lever in deteriorating relations between Russian Orthodox and Catholic hierarchs. The ecumeni...

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