[PHOTO GALLERY] Former private secretary of Benedict XVI begins mission as Francis’ Nuncio

Sep 10, 2024 14:51

Archbishop Georg Gänswein has formally assumed his position as the Vatican’s Apostolic Nuncio to the Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai, one of the Pontiff’s principal advisers

Martin Selmayr, a seasoned German bureaucrat, has stepped into the role of European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Holy See.

Msgr Melchior Shi Honghzen as bishop of the Tianjin diocese - a metropolis in northern China.

Yaron Sideman has been appointed as the new Ambassador to the Holy See, replacing Raphael Schutz.

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Vatican Diplomacy

Who is the person appointed bishop by the Pope who also becomes prince of a country?

The Bishop of Urgell is one of the two heads of state of the Principality of Andorra. This peculiarity dates back to the 11th century, when a feudatory distribution was established between two vassals of the Count of Urgell: the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Caboet.

Jul 13, 2024 16:15

Covadonga Asturias

Dicasteries•Good News•Vatican Diplomacy

England: Vatican’s Cricket Team Plays Against King’s Royal Household Team: The Score

Read, after the Pope’s message, was the King’s message, in which the Monarch recalled that it was the fourth game between the Royal Cricket Team and the Vatican’s. He was “delighted” that both teams were “once again united by the love of cricket.”

Jul 05, 2024 18:19

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land•Vatican Diplomacy

Israeli embassy attacks Catholic leaders in the Holy Land for comments on Gaza massacre

This is not the first confrontation between the Israeli Embassy and Catholic leaders over statements on the conflict.

Jul 04, 2024 17:56

Valentina di Giorgio

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

First Words of Benedict XVI’s Former Secretary After Appointment by Pope Francis

Archbishop Georg Gänswein’s first words after appointment as Pope’s nuncio

Jun 27, 2024 16:50

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

One year after his expulsion, Pope appoints former secretary to Benedict XVI in Baltic countries as nuncio

Archbishop Gänswein’s career has not been related to this area, nor is he an ex alumnus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, where papal nuncios (the Pope’s ambassadors to countries with which the Holy See has diplomatic relations) are trained.

Jun 25, 2024 17:39

Valentina di Giorgio

[PHOTO GALLERY] Former private secretary of Benedict XVI begins mission as Francis’ Nuncio

Pope Designates Cardinal Oswald Gracias Group Coordinator for Reform of Vatican Diplomacy

A German is the new ambassador of the European Union to the Holy See

Communist China recognizes 94-year-old Catholic bishop Melchiorre Shi Honghzen

Amid global tension, Israel appoints new ambassador to the Vatican

Cardinal Parolin Presented Candidates for President of Lebanon During His Visit to the Country

Vatican speaks out on assassination attempt against Trump

Who is the person appointed bishop by the Pope who also becomes prince of a country?

England: Vatican’s Cricket Team Plays Against King’s Royal Household Team: The Score

Israeli embassy attacks Catholic leaders in the Holy Land for comments on Gaza massacre

First Words of Benedict XVI’s Former Secretary After Appointment by Pope Francis

One year after his expulsion, Pope appoints former secretary to Benedict XVI in Baltic countries as nuncio