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Recent Examples of pope
The pope advocated for studying church history in a way that is unfiltered and authentic, flaws included.
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Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
For his part, Burch has found occasions to clash with the pope.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The pope, seated in a wheelchair, waved from the balcony and smiled.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Suddenly every bus in the city of Buenos Aires seemed to sport, on its dashboard, a holy card of the pope.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
For his part, Burch has found occasions to clash with the pope.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The pope, seated in a wheelchair, waved from the balcony and smiled.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Suddenly every bus in the city of Buenos Aires seemed to sport, on its dashboard, a holy card of the pope.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pope
Noun
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Francis, drawing from his experiencing ministering to low-income Argentinians during his time as Buenos Aires archbishop, was committed to the ideal of mercy.—
Liam Adams,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Nothing in the church canons requires it, but the standard practice is for archbishops to be elevated to the College of Cardinals.—
Randall Balmer,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By 2024, lay and religious women participated and voted in key synodal sessions previously exclusively reserved for bishops and cardinals.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Prior to his papacy, bishops and cardinals typically submitted their resignations at 75.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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As the village abbot never far from the woods, or from Martine’s little dining room table, Jacques Develay manages the trick of utter simplicity in his motives and line readings.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Tagle, a prelate from the Philippines, is currently one of two top candidates to replace Francis, alongside Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Turkson is a viable choice, widely respected, liked by Pope Francis, and theologically and ‘politically’ palatable to Western prelates, but his visibility has dimmed in recent years.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the proceedings.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some deans have even been chosen as pope, including Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
Noun
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The trial, though, proved to be a reputational boomerang for the Holy See, showing deficiencies in the Vatican's legal system, unseemly turf battles among monsignors and how the pope had intervened on behalf of prosecutors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Sep. 2015
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What to know about the monsignor chosen by the Pope.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2025
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Rooted in a rich history dating back to 1808, the church carries an iconic legacy, having welcomed patrons including André Leon Talley, freedom riders such as Samuel DeWitt Proctor, and pastors like Adam Clayton Powell Sr.—
Tiana Randall,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Giuliani was pastor at Fort Mill’s St. Philip Neri church for more than a quarter century, and also has pastored at St. Mary in Rock Hill and Divine Saviour in York.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Pope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pope. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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