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Joe Donnelly was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Holy See by President Joe Biden on April 11, 2022.

U.S. Ambassador to Holy See Joe Donnelly will step down, report says

May 30, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Former Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly from Indiana is reportedly stepping down from his post to return home to Indiana. Read more

Joe Donnelly, the new US ambassador to the Holy See, meets with Ukrainian refugees in Rome, Italy, on April 21, 2022.

US ambassador to the Holy See meets Ukrainian refugee born in bomb shelter

May 5, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Joe Donnelly met with a Ukrainian mother who had given birth to her baby in a shelter under a hospital. Read more

Pope Francis meets with Joe Donnelly, the new U.S. Ambassador to Holy See, at the Vatican, April 11, 2022.

Pope Francis receives new US ambassador to the Holy See

Apr 11, 2022

By Courtney Mares

‘I look forward to deepening our ties with the Holy See,’ Joe Donnelly said in a video message. Read more

Joe Donnelly, official portrait, 2013.

President Biden's pick for Vatican ambassador: former Sen. Joe Donnelly

Oct 8, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana is President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. Read more

Callista Gingrich.

U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See hails faith-based relief efforts amid pandemic

May 8, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See has called attention to the role of faith-based organizations in delivering U.S government... Read more

U.S. President Ronald Reagan talks with Pope St. John Paul II. Courtesy U.S. Embassy to the Holy See

Commentary: US celebrates 35 years of diplomatic relations with the Holy See

Apr 9, 2019

Thirty-five years ago today, William A. Wilson presented his credentials to Pope John Paul II, becoming America’s first ambassador to... Read more

Callista Gingrich presents her credentials to Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace Dec. 22, 2017.

Gingrich officially begins term as new US ambassador to Vatican

Dec 22, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Newly-appointed American Ambassador to the Holy See, Callista Gingrich, presented her letters of credential to Pope Francis in a meeting... Read more