nunciature
noun
nun·ci·a·ture
ˈnən(t)-sē-ə-ˌchu̇r 
ˈnu̇n(t)-
ˈnu̇n(t)-
-chər,
-ˌtyu̇r,
-ˌtu̇r
1
: a papal diplomatic mission headed by a nuncio
2
: the office or period of office of a nuncio
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Excitement has been building for weeks in Juba, where colorful murals of Francis appeared on the ramshackle streets, and the authorities laid the route to the papal nunciature with a new tarmac road, still a rarity in South Sudan.
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Jason Horowitz Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
The nunciature told him in an email that the case was submitted to the Apostolic Administrator of Barquisimeto.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
The nunciature did not respond to a request from The Post for comment.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
The Holy See nunciature in Mexico said Archbishop Scicluna and Msgr.
—Juan Montes, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020
Lantheaume was prepared to testify that his predecessor in the nunciature had communicated Pope Benedict’s sanctions to Cardinal McCarrick.
—Robert P. George, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
Also of interest would be letters about those sanctions from the Vatican to the nunciature, from the Vatican to Cardinal Wuerl, or from a Vatican official to Archbishop Viganò.
—Robert P. George, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
The Vatican has yet to establish an embassy, called a nunciature, in the country.
—Elizabeth Dias, Time, 13 Sep. 2017
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Jason Horowitz Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
The nunciature told him in an email that the case was submitted to the Apostolic Administrator of Barquisimeto.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
The nunciature did not respond to a request from The Post for comment.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
The Holy See nunciature in Mexico said Archbishop Scicluna and Msgr.
—Juan Montes, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020
Lantheaume was prepared to testify that his predecessor in the nunciature had communicated Pope Benedict’s sanctions to Cardinal McCarrick.
—Robert P. George, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
Also of interest would be letters about those sanctions from the Vatican to the nunciature, from the Vatican to Cardinal Wuerl, or from a Vatican official to Archbishop Viganò.
—Robert P. George, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
The Vatican has yet to establish an embassy, called a nunciature, in the country.
—Elizabeth Dias, Time, 13 Sep. 2017
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“Nunciature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nunciature. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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