The new apostolic nuncio to the United States of America noted his feelings at having been chosen by the Pope to represent him in "the Country and the Church where he himself was born and raised."
Italian Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia was named the Pope's representative to the United States on March 7. He replaces Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who at age 80 has retired.
Archbishop Caccia was already working in the United States as he has been the Holy See's representative to the United Nations since 2019.
From that post, he released a brief statement:
Honored and deeply humbled by the decision of the Holy Father to appoint me as Apostolic Nuncio to the Country and the Church where he himself was born and raised, I receive this mission with both joy and a sense of trepidation, conscious of the great trust placed in me and of my own limitations, yet confident in His Holiness’s prayerful support and guidance.
I am likewise encouraged by the warmth and openness that I have already experienced from the local Church, as well as from the Government and the people of this country, whom I have come to know during my years of service at the United Nations in New York. I trust that their generosity and collaboration will assist me in carrying out this new mission at the service of communion and peace.
Upon all I invoke the blessings of Almighty God, especially in this year that marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States of America.
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