Archbishop Ettore Balestrero

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The United Nations logo is seen at U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 4, 2023.

Vatican again calls for a moratorium on killer robots

Aug 30, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva since 2023, spoke at a U.N.... Read more

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, whom he appointed as the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva on June 21, 2023.

Pope Francis appoints new permanent observer to the UN in Geneva

Jun 21, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero most recently served as the apostolic nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more

Apostolic nuncio accused of money laundering to enter plea bargain

Feb 9, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the apostolic nuncio to the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced last week that he will enter a... Read more

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