New Vatican ambassador to Libya appointed
Jun 10 Michel Cousins

New Vatican ambassador to Libya appointed

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 10 June 2017:The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has appointed a new Vatican Apostolic Nuncio (the Vatican’s term fo...

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UPDATE: New Vatican appointment challenged by Rujbani
Jun 5 Michel Cousins

UPDATE: New Vatican appointment challenged by Rujbani

By Libya Herald reporter. Mustafa Al-Rajbani with Pope Francis (Photo: Libyan embassy to the Vatican)Tunis, 5 June 2017:An announcement published by t...

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Catholic bishop in Tripoli retires
Feb 8 Michel Cousins

Catholic bishop in Tripoli retires

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 8 February 2017:Bishop Giovanni Martinelli, the Roman Catholic bishop in Tripoli for the past 32 years, has retired.Born near T...

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Libya's Vatican envoy says only national stability will stop the migrant flow
May 13 Nigel Ash

Libya's Vatican envoy says only national stability will stop the migrant flow

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 13 May 2015:Libya’s ambassador to the Vatican has told a special conference of African ambassadors to the Holy See that t...

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Feb 17 Michel Cousins

Pope calls Egyptian Christians beheaded in Sirte “martyrs”

By Libya Herald staff.17 February 2015:Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has called the 21 Egyptian Copts who were murdered by supp...

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Vatican Ambassador to Libya appointed
Apr 17 Michel Cousins

Vatican Ambassador to Libya appointed

Vatican City's coat of armsTripoli, 17 April 2103:A new Vatican Ambassador to Libya has been appointed by Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic...

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