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nuncio

[nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh, noon-] / ˈnʌn ʃiˌoʊ, -siˌoʊ, ˈnʊn- /




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Christian unity was the central message of greetings by Pope Francis conveyed by the papal nuncio to Cyprus Adolfo Tito Yllana.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 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

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

On Saturday, the Vatican announced that the Nicaraguan government had expelled the papal nuncio, Msgr.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022

He came in all the state of a nuncio, though he had left his canopy downstairs.

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

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

Pope Theodorus condemned him after his nuncios at Constantinople had in vain endeavoured to draw from him an orthodox confession.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies




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