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Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, said the war was morally unjustifiable.
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, described the war as morally unjustifiable, while Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich criticized the White House for sharing social media posts about the war that included video game-style imagery.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Cardinal Francis George, a former archbishop of Chicago, famously expressed skepticism about the possibility of an American pope.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Leo’s hometown Chicago, denounced the White House’ social media posts of the war that spliced in action movie clips with real footage.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, described the war as morally unjustifiable, while Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich criticized the White House for sharing social media posts about the war that included video game-style imagery.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Cardinal Francis George, a former archbishop of Chicago, famously expressed skepticism about the possibility of an American pope.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Leo’s hometown Chicago, denounced the White House’ social media posts of the war that spliced in action movie clips with real footage.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archbishop
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Among them was Sandra Olewine, a bishop of the United Methodist Church’s California-Nevada Conference.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Primal Fear charts the story of a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Plans began shortly after the Chicago native became pope in May.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, who is a close ally of Leo, told Reuters that the pope was taking up the mantle of a long line of popes who have urged world leaders to turn away from war.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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The abbot of Wat Saman Rattanaram in Chachoengsao province, about 50 miles east of Bangkok, warned that cremation services may have to be suspended.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
22 Mar. 2026
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Phommasan, a native of Laos and abbot at a Buddhist temple in Snellville, was recently fitted with a prosthetic leg at Mercer University.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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George was a highly influential, politically astute prelate who died almost a decade before Leo XIV’s election.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Now both prosper: Spider spins undisturbed in the cottage rafters, and Gout affixes herself to a prelate, condemning him to a life in bed.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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On the cusp of his 90th birthday, the dean of Bay Area jazz pianism shares music and some first-hand accounts witnessing Davis and Coltrane in action in San Francisco.—
Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
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One associate dean couched the misstep as a result of learning pains tied to the adoption of new technology.—
Emily Hodgson Anderson,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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“Archbishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archbishop. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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