Examples of papal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Public-health officials in Iraq denied there had been much risky behavior at the papal events. — Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021 Written descriptions of the fragmented monument first appear in the mid-12th century, when the pieces were still housed in the papal collections, according to the museum statement. — Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2021 Boehner retired after fulfilling his longtime goal of having a papal visit to the U.S. Capitol. — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2021 The darkness, scholars determined, was the result of the accretion of dust and dirt, fungi, varnishes and wine used in primitive restorations, and soot from candles lit during papal conclaves and other religious observances. — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021 The major parties could go with a papal-like process — is that a white puff of smoke over Hy-Vee Hall in downtown Des Moines? — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021 Marco Politi, a papal biographer, said Francis has been trying to reach out to authorities in other religions, as a way to reduce sectarianism. — Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2021 More than 100 people who are homeless were given their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Vatican, the papal city-state announced Wednesday. — Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2021 Rome is grand on the grandest scale, with the swagger of an imperial capital and the papal seat, and sometimes just of its own bloated sense of self. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2021

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