Ex-VP Chen Chien-jen named as envoy to new Pope's inauguration

Former Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) has been appointed by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) as a special envoy to attend the inauguration of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican scheduled for Sunday, according to the Presidential Office.

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