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Recent Examples of apostolic
All those present in the audience in the Vatican’s apostolic palace met Leo personally at the end, with Lee presenting the first American pope with a New York Knicks jersey.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
If that’s the case, then the plausibility of traditional Christianity collapses, for its authority is based on the claim to have preserved intact the apostolic witness, the most reliable source of revelation.
—R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
If that’s the case, then the plausibility of traditional Christianity collapses, for its authority is based on the claim to have preserved intact the apostolic witness, the most reliable source of revelation.
—R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostolic
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Anglicanism and Roman Catholicism share deep historical roots, and both Christian traditions maintain liturgical worship, episcopal leadership (bishops), and sacraments.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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This year there was the addition of a new episcopal area for Burundi and Rwanda and the appointment of nine new bishops, a reversal of the trend among U.S. bishops.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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The new pope revived traditions including greeting worshipers in 10 languages and carrying the cross on Good Friday, signaling departures from recent papal practice.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
3 Apr. 2026
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For some evangelical Christians, faith is about having a personal relationship with Jesus.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Two evangelical Christian writers from different generations offer rival ideas about what a good life looks like for women.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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The people who lead them, this clerical regime, that is the problem.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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His populist rhetoric and attempts to build an independent political base led to confrontations with clerical authorities in the early 2010s.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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In each of the 11 countries, a national agency or dedicated ministerial department was set up to implement and track the project, with a coordinating entity, the Pan-African Great Green Wall Agency, based in Mauritania.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Opponents also object to the city’s review process for the project, which is ministerial, meaning the applicants do not need to seek public input and that review by city staff does not need to include public hearings.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sure sounds like the Tap are having a dig at pastoral English songs like the one above.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The group participated in a foot-washing ritual before three clergy leaders made their way inside to administer pastoral care to those who wanted it.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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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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The bishops further authorized a new edition of the Roman Pontifical for pontifical Masses, expected to be completed by 2027, with Vatican approval pending for some rites, according to the Catholic News Agency.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
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In its report, the pontifical commission highlights failures in the Italian church.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Apostolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostolic. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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