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A day after meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Easter Sunday, Vice President JD Vance reacted on social media to the 88-year-old pontiff's death early Monday.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
While on a video call with Cruz, Natori told the pontiff that her mother will be 101 in October.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
With the news in May that the new pontiff had spent many years of his youth living in the 141st Place home, the home was taken off the market, with the auction plans announced last month.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Since the College of Cardinals selected Robert Prevost to become Pope Leo XIV on May 8, the first American Pope has generated much attention, with numerous publications attempting to peel back the curtain on the true identity of the new pontiff.
—Time, 29 May 2025
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
While on a video call with Cruz, Natori told the pontiff that her mother will be 101 in October.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
With the news in May that the new pontiff had spent many years of his youth living in the 141st Place home, the home was taken off the market, with the auction plans announced last month.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Since the College of Cardinals selected Robert Prevost to become Pope Leo XIV on May 8, the first American Pope has generated much attention, with numerous publications attempting to peel back the curtain on the true identity of the new pontiff.
—Time, 29 May 2025
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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