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Recent Examples of apostolic
In these words, Peter, asked by the Master, together with the other disciples, about his faith in him, expressed the patrimony that the Church, through the apostolic succession, has preserved, deepened and handed on for two thousand years.
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Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
In 2014, the university awarded Prevost, then the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, an honorary doctor of humanities.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
By 2014, Prevost was back in Peru after Pope Francis appointed him apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo and later the bishop of Chiclayo.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 May 2025
In 2014, he was named apostolic administrator and then bishop of Chiclayo, in northern Peru in a region where the Chicago Augustinians have long had a presence.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
In 2014, the university awarded Prevost, then the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, an honorary doctor of humanities.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
By 2014, Prevost was back in Peru after Pope Francis appointed him apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo and later the bishop of Chiclayo.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 May 2025
In 2014, he was named apostolic administrator and then bishop of Chiclayo, in northern Peru in a region where the Chicago Augustinians have long had a presence.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.—
Julia Hobbs,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2024
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Congregations have been disaffiliating by vote in individual episcopal area conferences, and more than 4,000 congregations have already disaffiliated under the law, including 71 previously in Kentucky.—
Caleb Wiegandt,
The Courier-Journal,
5 June 2023
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Cardinals from around the world are at the Sistine Chapel in Rome for the papal conclave to select the new head of the Catholic Church following the April 21 death of Pope Francis.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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How the papal conclave works 2025 papal conclave vote: Voting for a new pope The first ballot was cast Wednesday evening (Vatican time), May 7, according to Vatican News.—
Chris Sims,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Also, Shamblin Lara came under fire in 2000 within conventional evangelical circles for promoting heretical views about the Trinity.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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Huckabee, an evangelical Christian who is normally strongly supportive of Israel, condemned the attack.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 July 2025
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The recent war has exposed the fragility of Iran’s clerical regime, and made planning for leadership succession an even more urgent matter.—
Ilan Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Despite teaching secular subjects, the court deemed his role sufficiently religious to fall under the ministerial exception, barring his discrimination claim under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.—
A.J. Schumann,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Swaggart ultimately rejected the harsher penalty and was stripped of his ministerial credentials.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
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The book was a fascinating read, with each chapter focusing on Graham’s unique access and relationship with each president, talking about the different spiritual pastoral counsel the minister would give.—
Stephen Mitchell,
Baltimore Sun,
14 July 2025
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Inspired by the property’s lush surroundings, Moss used warm plaids, subdued florals, and wooden furniture, plus accents like rattan sconces and pastoral paintings that complement the gorgeous views from every window.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Prosperity is lauded dozens of times in the Book of Mormon, so knocking for commissions can feel almost sacerdotal.—
Tad Friend,
The New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2022
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Diminution drains this office of the sacerdotal pomposities that have encrusted it.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2017
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Related Articles For the past 40-plus years in the Philippines, Natori’s mother Angelita Cruz has been very close to the nuncios (who act as pontifical ambassadors), the designer said.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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The only pontifical name that hasn't been used more than once is Peter, the name of the first pope, though there's no prohibition against doing so.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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“Apostolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostolic. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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