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The remarks, made after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, represent a rare direct intervention by the pontiff in a geopolitical dispute.
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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
And Hernandez recently received a reminder about the importance of places like Sundance when he was invited to meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican as part of the pontiff’s outreach to the film industry.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
The late pontiff pledged to return the relics, but their fate would end up in the hands of his successor, Pope Leo.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Tuesday's event ended the pontiff’s first international trip, which took him to Turkey and then Lebanon, both Muslim-majority countries that are home to Christian populations.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
And Hernandez recently received a reminder about the importance of places like Sundance when he was invited to meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican as part of the pontiff’s outreach to the film industry.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
The late pontiff pledged to return the relics, but their fate would end up in the hands of his successor, Pope Leo.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Tuesday's event ended the pontiff’s first international trip, which took him to Turkey and then Lebanon, both Muslim-majority countries that are home to Christian populations.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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