nuncio

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Strickland said he was asked not to attend the meeting by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who as papal nuncio is Pope Francis’ diplomatic representative to the United States.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

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

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 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