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Taiwan Former Vice President at Papal Inauguration
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5/19/2025
One of Taiwan's most prominent Catholics, former Vice President Chen Chien-jen, has invited Pope Leo XIV to Taiwan while serving as Taiwan's envoy at the papal inauguration.
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Pope Leo XIV waves to the 250,000 Catholics, dignitaries and other visitors gathered in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration.
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The crowd is gathered from all corners of the world.
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They include well-wishers from the U.S. excited to see the first ever pope from their country.
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Very, very excited. He's the first American pope. Yes, we're very proud of that.
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And closer to home, Italian Catholics.
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I like his personality and hope he can continue on the path paved by Pope Francis.
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Security is tight as dignitaries and heads of state gather for an inaugural mass.
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Representing Taiwan is former Vice President Chen Jianren, a leading member of Taiwan's small Catholic community.
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The Vatican is one of 12 states that have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and the only one in Europe.
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So even at a time when Taiwan is shut out from many big global events due to Chinese objections,
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it's still able to have a presence at those connected to the papacy.
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At this papal inauguration, he's had a chance to rub shoulders with other dignitaries, like U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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But Chen has also arrived with a message and an invitation for the new pope.
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Dayuan is home to just a few hundred thousand of the world's more than 1 billion Catholics,
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and we have more friends with each other,
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and we can help each other with each other.
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Of course, we are also looking forward to
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that one day we can visit Taiwan.
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Taiwan is home to just a few hundred thousand
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of the world's more than one billion Catholics,
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but its president hopes the arrival of the new pope
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will help strengthen one of the country's
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oldest diplomatic alliances.
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Eason Chen and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.
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