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
In March, Nicaragua expelled the papal nuncio, the Vatican’s top diplomat in Nicaragua.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
The list then goes to the Vatican nuncio, or ambassador, in a country, who further investigates the person and sends his recommendations to the Vatican.
From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022
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
“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
In addition to Ramsey, at least three other people sent letters to Vatican ambassadors — called nuncios.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2018
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
Besides the vicars apostolic in a non-Catholic country, the vicars of cardinal-bishops, auxiliary bishops in countries where it is usual to appoint them, and papal nuncios, usually have their sees in partibus infidelium.
