nuncio

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Part of the trip’s goal, said Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the papal nuncio to the United States, was to dispel the idea among Americans that Benedict was “this tough, this inhuman, person.”

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican’s papal nuncio and chief diplomatic representative in the U.S., revealed the decision on Mr. Pavone in a Dec. 13 letter to U.S.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2022

Becciu said he had heard from the Vatican’s nuncio in Colombia as well as other sisters from the nun’s religious order asking for help.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

In many countries of Catholic tradition, the dean’s position is held automatically by the Vatican envoy, known as a nuncio, regardless of how long he has been in the country.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2021

The standing nuncio seated himself also, on a throne opposite, hung with white and gold.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White