the papacy

noun

: the office or position of the pope

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Leo started to emerge as a front-runner for the papacy in the days before the start of the conclave, according to the Rev. James Martin, a papal contributor to ABC News. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 May 2025 But news that Prevost, a 1977 Villanova graduate who is now known as Pope Leo XIV, had ascended to the papacy still dominated conversations among students and many of their parents who were on campus May 9. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 May 2025 Advertisement Advertisement But Prevost’s path to the papacy started many years ago and not in Rome. Raúl E. Zegarra, Time, 17 May 2025 But those who knew him as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the papacy

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“The papacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20papacy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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