Recent Examples on the WebThe pontiff, 87, reportedly said a derogatory term in a meeting with members of the Italian Bishops’ Conference in Rome on May 20, while discussing the subject of whether gay men should be welcomed into the priesthood.—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024 Pope Francis is the first pontiff to make climate change central to his papacy, and wrote a 2015 encyclical that relied on scientific facts about global warming to deliver a moral call to preserve the planet for future generations.—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 The 87-year-old pontiff’s well-being has been watched closely following an operation on his abdomen last year.—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024 The pontiff has met a group of transgender Catholics from Torvaianica, south of Rome, meeting them regularly, inviting them to a lunch in the Vatican along with 1,200 marginalized and homeless people and giving them front-row seats at one of this audiences.—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pontiff
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