Pope receives Paraguay’s new ambassador

(December 19, 2011) Pope Benedict XVI on Monday received Paraguay’s new ambassador to the Holy See, Mr. Esteban Kristovic. At a formal ceremony in the Vatican, the Pope received the credentials of the new ambassador. According to a recent change in the Vatican protocol, there is no more an exchange of official discourses during the presentation of credentials by ambassadors.
Kristovic, who was born in 1971 has a doctoral degree in law and diplomacy and has taught Canon Law and professional ethics. He has worked at Paraguay’s Supreme Court and also is lawyer of Paraguay’s metropolitan ecclesiastical tribunal. Kristovic has also authored numerous publications, among them Paraguay’s juridical ethical code.