nuncio
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Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio or ambassador to the U.S., said the process echoes Pope Francis’ goal of getting beyond ideology.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Pope’s representative to the United States, called the apostolic nuncio, addressed the letter dated Dec. 13 to bishops, alerting them of the decision from the Vatican.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 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 reporter reported that current apostolic nuncio Archbishop Christophe Pierre “had expressed displeasure” about the coverage to Michael Warsaw, chief executive at EWTN.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
The third instalment was the Bishop of Rochester, who had been appointed nuncio.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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“A lot of it goes to bishops and nuncios with only a tiny fraction going to priests and sisters,” Small said.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
They included tens of thousands of dollars sent to the nuncios in Washington and more than a dozen cardinals in the United States and at the Vatican, some of them aides to the pope.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2019
Francis told the nuncios that if a priest seems to want to become a bishop, that’s a strong indicator that he probably shouldn’t get the job.
From Time ● Mar. 8, 2015
"I wish to inform that it is not the practice of the Holy See that apostolic nuncios appear before parliamentary commissions," the archbishop wrote in the letter dated Feb. 12.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2010
Words ending in io or yo add s; as, folios, nuncios, olios, ratios, embryos.
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