Click to bring God's word to your inboxPope Francis appointed Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai as apostolic nuncio to Libya on May 18, 2023, the Vatican press office announced. Although he was then the nuncio in a less high profile country, Archbishop Hon Tai-Fai was nevertheless one of the organizers of Pope Francis’ visit to Greece in December 2021. Libya, a land of sufferingThe Apostolic Nunciature in Libya has been vacant since the resignation of the previous nuncio, Archbishop Alessandro d’Errico, on April 30, 2022. On many occasions, Pope Francis has denounced the migration drama in Libya. Pope Francis recently announced that the Catholic Church will also officially recognize the 21 Christian martyrs — mostly Copts from Egypt — killed in Libya in 2015.
