Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay in India, has been appointed coordinator of the study group that will evaluate the functioning and role of Apostolic Nuncios, the papal Representatives in the Church worldwide, usually serving as the ambassador of the country, the Crux website reports today (Sept. 17, 2024).
The study group will make suggestions to improve their functioning, so that they become more missionary and synodal. Involved in the study will be officials of the Secretariat of State, the Dicastery for Bishops, and the Dicastery for the Evangelization of Peoples.
"During the synod, we noticed there were so many topics being spoken about, but they were important topics," Gracias told Crux.
Gracias added there are ten study groups, and the study of Nuncios is just one of them.
The Vatican communique said that some of the topics were chosen by Pope Francis himself. These subjects will not be discussed during the October 2024 Sesssion of the Synod, but a brief report of the working plans will be presented to the Synodal Assembly.
Apostolic Nuncios serve two major functions -- they are ambassadors of the Holy See to the government, and are a representative of the pope to the local church, helping in the appointment of bishops.
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