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In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.—
Noah Labelle,
NPR,
2 July 2026 The harshness of the response suggested that after nearly five decades of trying to negotiate with the SSPX, the Holy See has had enough.—ABC News,
2 July 2026 During the downpour, priests administered Communion under yellow and white umbrellas, the colors of the Holy See.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026 The mayor himself will arrive this morning ahead of his afternoon one-on-one with Leo, the first American — and Chicago-born — pope, whose advocacy on immigrant rights and historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery will be top of the list for Johnson to discuss.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for Holy See