nuncio
noun
nun·cio
ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌō 
ˈnu̇n(t)-
ˈnu̇n(t)-
plural nuncios
: a papal legate of the highest rank permanently accredited to a civil government
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That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Archbishop Angelo Roncalli had worked to save Jews while serving as nuncio, or ambassador, to Turkey, early in the Second World War, and had spent much of his time there in the company of Orthodox Christians and Muslims.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
After appealing to the papal nuncio and the patriarchate for help organizing an evacuation, a convoy left carrying around 30 residents — mostly families with children — escorted by the Lebanese military.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Archbishop Angelo Roncalli had worked to save Jews while serving as nuncio, or ambassador, to Turkey, early in the Second World War, and had spent much of his time there in the company of Orthodox Christians and Muslims.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
After appealing to the papal nuncio and the patriarchate for help organizing an evacuation, a convoy left carrying around 30 residents — mostly families with children — escorted by the Lebanese military.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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“Nuncio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuncio. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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nuncio
noun
nun·cio
ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌō
ˈnu̇n(t)-
ˈnu̇n(t)-
plural nuncios
: a papal representative to a civil government
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