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This week, the pontiff is scheduled to meet political leaders and young people, take part in an interfaith gathering and celebrate mass, along with a series of other engagements.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Previous pontiffs have used the Italian lingua franca of the Vatican in favor of languages that are more widely understood.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The pontiff—the world’s most famous White Sox fan—was evidently following the baseball playoffs (in which, yes, the Cubs lost to the Brewers in the National League Division Series).
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
The day began for Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, 78, with a joint audience with the pontiff.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Previous pontiffs have used the Italian lingua franca of the Vatican in favor of languages that are more widely understood.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The pontiff—the world’s most famous White Sox fan—was evidently following the baseball playoffs (in which, yes, the Cubs lost to the Brewers in the National League Division Series).
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
The day began for Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, 78, with a joint audience with the pontiff.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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