Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who fell from influential papal aide to no assignment in the Catholic Church, will soon be appointed papal nuncio to the three Baltic countries, according to a report ...

In an exclusive interview with EWTN News, Archbishop Georg Gänswein reflects on decades of service under Popes Benedict XVI, ...

The Pope has appointed Monsignor Georg Gänswein, titular Archbishop of Urbisaglia and Prefect Emeritus of the Pontifical Household, as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia.

The case of Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, the former secretary of Pope Ratzinger who has been unemployed for over a year and awaiting placement, has been definitively resolved. The Lithuanian ...

While speculation is again running rife on social media about Archbishop Georg Gänswein’s next role, neither he nor the Vatican have confirmed a nuncio posting. Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Vatican City, Jun 24, 2024 / 07:30 am. Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the former private secretary to the late Pope Benedict XVI, to a diplomatic role in the Baltic states.

Archbishop Georg Gänswein's appointment as Apostolic Nuncio for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania calls attention to the Catholic Church’s support for Ukraine ...

Pope Francis meets Archbishop Georg Gänswein, personal secretary to the late Pope Benedict XVI, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican in this May 19, 2023, file photo.

Archbishop Georg Gänswein (right) kneels by the coffin of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the start of his funeral Mass at St Peter's square on January 5th, 2023 in Vatican City.

A few weeks ago Archbishop Georg Gänswein presented his credentials to President Alar Karis, as new Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Pealtnägija reported. The appointment garnered ...

Given this history, Gänswein was an anomaly among ex-papal secretaries for remaining in Rome, a situation related to the greater anomaly of having a retired pontiff still living on Vatican grounds.