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Church in Belarus

What awaits the new nuncio to Belarus?

After an eight-month wait for the appointment, the pope's new man in Minsk faces a tough job.

Luke Coppen
Mar 25, 2025
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The Vatican announced Tuesday the end of an eight-month wait for the appointment of a new apostolic nuncio to Belarus, the country dubbed “Europe’s last dictatorship.”

The apostolic nunciature in Minsk, Belarus. Homoatrox via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The Holy See press office said March 25 that Pope Francis had appointed Msgr. Ignazio Ceffalia, until now…

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