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Ahead of his 80th birthday, Cardinal Christophe Pierre sat down with “EWTN News In-Depth” anchor Catherine Hadro to discuss his tenure as the Vatican’s representative to the U.S.
The relationship between the Vatican and the U.S. Catholic bishops is not as contentious as people might think, according to Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who offered insights into his role as papal nuncio to the U.S. since 2016 during an interview with “EWTN News In-Depth” ahead of his 80th birthday.
The French-born prelate described the past 10 years serving as the papal representative to the U.S. as “very beautiful” and “difficult” years, touching on topics such as allegations of tensions between the Vatican and the U.S. bishops under the late Pope Francis, the Synod on Synodality, the Eucharistic revival, political polarization, and immigration.
Pierre turned 80 on Jan. 30. Cardinals remain cardinals for life, and age-specific norms mean that cardinals retain their title and may continue other functions but cannot vote in papal elections after this age. Pierre’s successor is expected to be named shortly.
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The relationship between the Vatican and the U.S. Catholic bishops is not as contentious as people might think, according to Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who offered insights into his role as papal nuncio to the U.S. since 2016 during an interview with “EWTN News In-Depth” ahead of his 80th birthday.
The French-born prelate described the past 10 years serving as the papal representative to the U.S. as “very beautiful” and “difficult” years, touching on topics such as allegations of tensions between the Vatican and the U.S. bishops under the late Pope Francis, the Synod on Synodality, the Eucharistic revival, political polarization, and immigration.
Pierre turned 80 on Jan. 30. Cardinals remain cardinals for life, and age-specific norms mean that cardinals retain their title and may continue other functions but cannot vote in papal elections after this age. Pierre’s successor is expected to be named shortly.
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