legate

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Following a complex series of long-distance negotiations involving Prince Frederick III and the pontiff, papal legate Cardinal Cajetan formally examined Luther at Augsburg.

From Washington Post

The papal legate could hardly step out on the streets without being accosted by angry, agitated citizens.

From Washington Post

That Francis forced Festing’s resignation without deigning to pick up Burke’s gauntlet was further vindication of the Pope, who will soon appoint his own legate to run the Order.

From The New Yorker

The march is played elsewhere when the Pope or papal legate officially visits another country or religious institution.

From Time

Hôtel Biron, as it became known, served as a seat for the papal legate, an embassy for the Russian government, and a boarding school, run by nuns.

From Architectural Digest