How to Use pope in a Sentence

pope

noun
  • The cardinals elected a new pope.
  • The pope leaned in close to McKellar and tapped him on the chest.
    Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
  • But in the view of some, that achievement came at a steep price to the pope.
    Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The pope lost part of a lung due to an illness some 50 years ago.
    Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • In the end, after word of the audience leaked, the pope didn’t meet with the groups.
    Nicole Winfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The front of the shirt had the pope on it, so good luck trying to work that one out.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 3 Oct. 2022
  • And Busch was quick to step forward to support the claims against the pope.
    Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The pope’s candor appeared to go down well with the group.
    Aina J. Khan, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The pope is the bishop of Rome, and his cathedral church is in Rome.
    CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
  • As a result of the Congress of Châtillon, Napoleon agreed to free the pope.
    Zenger News, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The pope hasn’t said yet if ITA will be his go-to airline.
    Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The pope named him to head the La Plata archdiocese in 2018.
    Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • The late pope blessed the church and the world with his intellect and holiness.
    Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Among the pope’s critics, though, Viganò was in a league of his own.
    Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • The pope is now giving them to the Greek Orthodox Church.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And of course to be ready to sacrifice their life to defend the pope.
    Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 6 May 2024
  • Benedict was the first pope in six centuries to step down.
    Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
  • It is believed that the patron saint of popes sat in the very chair himself.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Lori asked the faithful to pray for the repose of the soul of the former pope, who was the first to resign in 600 years.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The pope answered the Church has laws, but is still a place for everyone.
    Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • White smoke billowed from the top of the stage as if a new pope had been named at the Vatican.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The pope answered the Church has laws, but is still a place for everyone.
    Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 28 May 2024
  • During the visit, the president shared gifts and jokes with the pope.
    New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021
  • John Paul brought the message here to Warsaw in his first trip back home as pope in June of 1979.
    ABC News, 26 Mar. 2022
  • And will it be signaled with a plume of smoke from the Vatican, pope-style?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Death tolls are usually rung for the death of a sitting pope.
    Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The pope was seen leaving the embassy building seated in the front seat of a small, white car.
    Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • And when the vote came to two-thirds, the usual applause began, as the pope had been elected.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
  • The figures selected by the pope were from various parts of the world, reflecting the diverse and global nature of the Catholic Church.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Attending the new pope is a revelation that really could throw the church into open schism.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024

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