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

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

But the papal nuncio in Germany, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, offered no encouragement to the synodal assembly in a statement that emphasized the importance of the broader global church, the German news agency dpa reported.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 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