1. Yet the Vatican's diplomats serve the papacy—the Holy See—rather than the state where it is based. 但是，梵蒂冈的外交政客们却是效力于罗马教皇——天主教宗座——而并非这个国家。
2. There were occasional rumors of visions and "angelic" phenomena associated with Pius XII during the entire duration of his papacy (1939-58). 庇护十二世整个在位期间（1939—58），偶尔传出看见了异像和“天使般”的现象。
3. Nevertheless, he also wishes his pilgrimage to be a renewed gesture of gratitude to Our Lady for her protection during these years of his papacy. 然而，他也希望他的朝圣会以一种更新姿态感激圣母玛丽亚，因为她在这些年内保护了他的教宗职位。
