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Cardinal Pio Laghi (1922-2009)

Veteran Vatican Diplomat Was Pope John Paul II’s Personal Envoy

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by EDWARD PENTIN, ROME CORRESPONDENT Friday, Jan 16, 2009 8:52 AM Comment

Cardinal Pio Laghi, whom Pope John Paul II sent to Washington to try to prevent the United States from invading Iraq in 2003, has died at the age of 86.

The Italian cardinal, who served as the first apostolic nuncio to the United States, had been suffering from a blood disorder.

Cardinal Laghi’s death leaves the College of Cardinals with 190 members, 116 of whom are under age 80 and therefore...

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