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- Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley of Oklahoma City, United States of America, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, with Bishop Daniel Ernest Flores of Brownsville, vice president; Msgr. Michael J. K. Fuller, general secretary; and the Reverend Paul B. R. Hartmann, associate general secretary;

- Bishop Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M., of Orán, Argentina;

- Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, United States of America;

- His Excellency Mr. Janez Janša, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, with his wife and entourage;

- Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski of Miami, United States of America;

- His Excellency Mr. Marcus Bergmann, ambassador of Austria, on his farewell visit;

- A delegation of the Association of Lay Vatican Employees, and the Association Donne in Vaticano (“Women in the Vatican”);

- Priests and religious from Korea, resident in Rome.

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Appointment of apostolic nuncio in the United Arab Emirates

 

Resignation of auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of New York, U.S.A.

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of New York, United States of America, presented by Bishop Peter J. Byrne.

 

Appointment of apostolic nuncio in the United Arab Emirates

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Monsignor Grzegorz Piotr Bielaszka, nunciature counsellor, as apostolic nuncio in the United Arab Emirates, at the same time elevating him to the dignity of Archbishop.

Curriculum vitae

Archbishop-elect Grzegorz Piotr Bielaszka was born on 4 August 1974 in Szczucin, Poland. He was ordained a priest on 22 May 1999 and incardinated into the diocese of Tarnów. He graduated in canon law.

He entered the Holy See diplomatic service on 1 July 2006, and has served in the apostolic nunciatures in Panama, Iraq, Hungary, Peru and Gabon.

He knows Italian, French, English and Spanish.

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During the cordial talks at the Secretariat of State, appreciation was expressed for the good bilateral relations and the intention further to develop cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The contribution of the Catholic Church to Slovenian society was also noted.

The conversation continued with regard to various international issues, including the political situation in the Western Balkans and the region’s future prospects in the process of European integration.

From the Vatican, 5 October 2026

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The following is the address delivered by the Pope to those present during the meeting:

 

Address of the Holy Father

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Peace be with you!

Good morning, everyone. Welcome! joh-eun achim-ieyo (good morning). Your Eminence, Dear brothers and sisters,

It is a joy to welcome you here today: Korean priests and men and women religious in Rome. Here, at the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul, the faith you received in Korea finds its roots and can gain new missionary impetus. You have come from afar, it is true, but here you are at home.

I greet in particular those who are involved in the preparations for World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027. We are also marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the inauguration of the Pontifical Korean College: I offer my best wishes to the College community and my thanks for the service rendered to the Church in Korea and to the universal Church.

The history of your Church is truly unique. The faith root in Korea spontaneously and developed also through the sincere search for truth by men who came to know the Christian texts and wished to learn more about Jesus Christ. From that search arose the desire for Baptism, and from Baptism a community that recalled the early Church (cf. Acts 4:32).

This history offers us two words: memory and hope. Christian memory is not nostalgia, but gratitude for what God has accomplished and responsibility for what He entrusts to our hand today. Hope is not mere optimism, but rather the certainty that Christ is risen and no darkness can have the final word.

The Church in Korea has grown on the witness of the martyrs. Throughout its history, the Korean people have shown extraordinary fortitude: they have endured persecution, wars, poverty and divisions, yet have always managed to rise again and look ahead. Enlightened by the Gospel, this tenacity has become Christian fortitude: the ability to endure trials without losing hope and without allowing suffering to harden the heart.

Preserving the memory of the martyrs means allowing their faith to continue to live on in our choices, in our service, in forgiveness and in the gift of ourselves. I am thinking, in particular, of the Venerable Thomas Choe Yang-Eop, the second priest in Korean history, remembered as the “martyr of sweat”. For eleven years he tirelessly travelled the roads of Korea to reach distant and hidden Christian communities, bringing them the Word of God and the Sacraments, until he gave his life in service. His witness reminds us that there is the martyrdom of those who offer their lives in a single moment, and the more hidden martyrdom of those who give it day after day. Yes, this is what all Christians are called to do: to give their lives in love, every day.

Our times need precisely this: men and women who have the courage to do good even when it comes at a cost. Be a neighbour to those who are alone, support those who are weary, seek out those who have strayed. Have the courage to forgive, to start afresh, to engage in dialogue. Goodness is not always acknowledged and often requires effort, but it is this daily courage of charity that lends credibility to our proclamation of the Gospel.

The strength to live in this way comes from friendship with Jesus Christ, who said to His disciples: “I have called you friends” ( Jn 15:15). Dear priests, men and women religious, cherish this friendship. Nourish it in the Eucharist, in listening to the Word, in prayer and in silence before the Lord. It is in being with Him that we rediscover the joy of our vocation and learn to love as He does.

And friendship with Christ opens us up to fraternity. You come from different dioceses, institutes, congregations and backgrounds: make this diversity a resource for synodality. A synodal Church is a Church that walks together in the footsteps of the same Lord, listening, welcoming and recognizing in the other a brother or sister and a fellow traveller, never a rival.

This takes on a particular significance when we think of your homeland. The Korean Peninsula still bears the painful wound of division. For this reason, I ask you always to be men and women of reconciliation. Peace begins in the heart and in our daily relationships, when we listen rather than judge, forgive rather than harbour resentment, and choose communion rather than confrontation. Be united and be peacemakers. Let us continue to work and pray so that new paths of encounter may open up and so that the Gospel of peace may be proclaimed freely throughout the Korean Peninsula and the world.

Korea, once a mission field, has now become a homeland for missionaries. It is a precious fruit of the faith and sacrifice of those who went before you: remembrance gives rise to mission, and mission opens the way to hope. The upcoming World Youth Day will bring all this to light. Young people from every corner of the world will arrive in a land where the Gospel has flourished through the witness of the martyrs. I would like this to be a great encounter between memory and the future: the martyrs pass on the faith to the new generations, and young people receive it to carry it out onto the streets of the world.

Listen to the young, walk with them, and help them to discover that following Christ does not reduce their freedom, but rather makes it full; that faith does not restrict life, but opens up a broader horizon. Prepare, then, for World Youth Day with passion – as you are already doing – keeping these words in your hearts: “Take heart: I have overcome the world!” ( Jn 16:33). Your martyrs had understood this: their hope did not depend on favourable circumstances, but on the certainty that Christ had already triumphed.

Dear brothers and sisters, you have received a great legacy. Be strong in faith, generous in charity, and steadfast in hope. Never grow weary of doing good, even when it costs you something and even when no one sees it: no act done out of love is lost before God.

In this month dedicated to the Holy Rosary, I entrust you and the journey towards World Youth Day to Mary Immaculate, Patroness of Korea. I ask Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Saint Paul Chong Ha-sang and all the Korean saints and blessed martyrs to accompany you and to make you custodians of memory, witnesses of hope and peacemakers.

To you, your families, to your brothers and sisters in the faith, and to all the People of God in Korea, I cordially impart my Apostolic Blessing. Thank you!

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The following is the address delivered by the Pope to those present at the meeting:

 

Address of the Holy Father

In the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Peace be with you.

Dear brothers and sisters,

I am pleased to welcome you, I thank you for your visit, and even more so, for the dedication and spirit of service with which you carry out your daily work in various bodies of the Apostolic See, thus collaborating in the Pope’s pastoral ministry.

In the face of the challenges currently facing the world of work, particularly those posed by developments in artificial intelligence, it is more essential than ever to keep the focus firmly on the irreplaceable centrality of the human person and on the inalienable dignity of work; for work, in fact, “is not simply an instrument; it expresses and enhances the dignity of our lives. It is a requirement of the human condition, a normal path toward maturity, development and personal fulfilment”. [1]

Through work, “we contribute to the progress of society and the common good, put to good use the capabilities we have received, improve and beautify the world, support our families, engage in cooperative relationships and, through listening and dialogue, learn to build together something that no one could achieve alone”. [2]

Dear friends, you belong to two different Associations, but you share the same workplace: the Vatican. My Predecessors, in their teachings on the nature of work within the Apostolic See, emphasized two concepts of fundamental importance: that of community and that of unity , which are also very dear to my heart.

Indeed, all those who, in various capacities and with different tasks, are called to contribute through their work to the Pope’s ministry, form an ecclesial community , participating, in a spirit of faith and unity, in the one and universal mission which the Lord Jesus entrusted to the Apostle Peter and his successors.

With equal dignity , everyone contributes, each in their own role and through their own professional commitment, to the same mission, demonstrating this awareness and responsibility first and foremost “through scrupulous fidelity to all the tasks and duties assigned, as well as through the zeal, diligence and professionalism that must characterize anyone taking part in the activities of the Apostolic See”. [3]

Saint John Paul II recognized that – I quote – “to promote such a spirit … Associations of workers, such as the Association of Lay Vatican Employees, can play a valuable collaborative role”, adding that “it is not in keeping with the Church’s social teaching for such organizations to drift into conflict or strife”. [4]

The path of dialogue , therefore, remains the main route along which I too urge you always to walk, with confidence and creativity, in our shared search for appropriate solutions to the problems we must face together and in the daily edification of our working community.

Revitalising dialogue , at all levels, is in fact what, in my first Encyclical, I sought to propose to the whole Church and to all women and men of good will, as an “integral part of the Church’s vocation” [5] , the “primary means of coexistence between people” [6] and the “standard means of resolving conflicts”. [7] In particular, the Association of Lay Employees in the Vatican is defined, in the current “Regulatory Framework” governing it, as “a structure for dialogue between its members and the Labour Office of the Apostolic See”. [8]

For its part, the Association of Women in the Vatican can help to promote, within our circles, a spirit of collaboration, mutual listening and attentiveness to situations of difficulty. The presence of women is an asset that must be increasingly recognized and valued. They bring not only a particular sensitivity towards people and relationships, but also the full range of human, professional and intellectual talents characteristic of women’s experience and way of thinking. Their expertise, capacity for discernment, creativity and practicality enrich the life of institutions and help to attain a broader perspective on reality and the challenges we face.

As we journey together along this path, we shall commit ourselves to building, ever more so, a working community where people are not exploited or sidelined, where we help one another, and where each person’s value and competence are recognized, thereby avoiding the generation of dissatisfaction and resentment. [9]

With these sentiments of appreciation and trust, I wholeheartedly bless you, your loved ones and your work. Thank you.

 

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[1] Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026), 149.

[2] Ibid. , 148.

[3] Saint John Paul II, Letter regarding the meaning of work within the Apostolic See (20 November 1982): AAS 75 (1983), p. 121.

[4] Ibid. , p. 123.

[5] Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas , 2.

[6] Ibid. , 219.

[7] Ibid. , 221.

[8] Regulatory framework governing relations between the Labour Office of the Apostolic See (ULSA) and the Association of Lay Vatican Employees (ADLV)’, approved by a decree of the Secretary of State (NO. 343.814/A, of 16 April 1994).

[9] Cf. Address to the Roman Curia for the exchange of Christmas greetings (22 December 2025).

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