nuncio

• The papal nuncio -- the Vatican ambassador -- lives across the street. —  ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community
• He accordingly gave commissions to Catholics to serve as officers in the army; he made Catholics his confidential advisers; he introduced Jesuits into London; he received a Papal nuncio, and he offered the livings of the Church of England to needy Catholic adventurers. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
• "[1256 In this conclusion, however, the nuncio was but partially correct. —  The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
• He applied to the Pope's nuncio, and expressed his readiness to become a Roman Catholic. —  Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II.
• In fact this nuncio was authorised to ordain bishops and priests, and generally to substitute the Roman Catholic for the Greek faith. —  Roumania Past and Present

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