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Recent Examples of apostolic
That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Echoing this sentiment of finding hope in La Virgen de la Puerta, Pope Francis, during his apostolic journey to Peru, crowned La Virgen de la Puerta and gave her the title of Mother of Mercy and Hope.
—Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
In 2014, he was named apostolic administrator and then bishop of Chiclayo, in northern Peru.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 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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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Echoing this sentiment of finding hope in La Virgen de la Puerta, Pope Francis, during his apostolic journey to Peru, crowned La Virgen de la Puerta and gave her the title of Mother of Mercy and Hope.
—Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
In 2014, he was named apostolic administrator and then bishop of Chiclayo, in northern Peru.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 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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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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Haller Suites & Restaurant offers a dining experience with panoramic views over the episcopal town.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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In 2025, the BAFTA Best Film award went to the Ralph Fiennes papal thriller Conclave.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even the office was sort of papal.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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Many of the program’s most ardent champions were evangelical Christians inspired by Jesus’s teachings to heal the sick and feed the hungry.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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In her conversation with Kirk, Minaj took on the cloak of evangelical Christianity, something she has not often been associated with in her frank-talking past as a rapper.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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According to Safavi, Ebrahimi was shot with live ammunition by Iran’s security forces during protests against the clerical regime.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rasmussen was wearing her clerical robes and was thrown to the ground by a sheriff in plainclothes.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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The draft ministerial order, which was published just before the holidays, is part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment to cut red tape in the federal government.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
21 Jan. 2026
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Members of the transition are being accused of prioritizing their hold on power, and in some cases negotiate what critics describe as golden parachutes with cash payouts, ministerial appointments and immunity from charges of corruption.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Roasted chicken at Dee Dee Thai Chef Lakana Trubiana has been cooking some of the best Thai food in Austin for about a decade, and now the trailer owner has a beautiful, pastoral place to call home.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Numerous Norse families followed and established pastoral farms in the region.—
Genevieve LeMoine,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.
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