WelCom May 2022
Archbishop Charles Balvo, a former Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, has arrived as Pope Francis’ ambassador to Australia. The 70-year-old has served 35 years in the Vatican’s diplomatic service. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Archbishop Balvo said the task of any Apostolic Nuncio is to be ‘the eyes, ears, hands, if you will, of the Holy Father, an extension of the Holy Father’s Ministry, because the Holy Father has his concern for the Church, all aspects of its life’.