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Recent Examples of papal
The first mendicant orders, like the Franciscans and Dominicans, received papal approval in the early 13th century.
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
In 1987, former Gophers catcher Mike Sadek from Richfield, while working for the Giants, was able to get a baseball signed by Pope John Paul II during a papal appearance at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
The papal conclave elected Pope Leo, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, as the new pope on May 8 after Pope Francis died last month.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
Video footage of the moment the papal apartments were sealed began circulating online in a moment that was familiar to anybody who watched the 2024 film Conclave, which starred Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, a fictional cardinal who oversaw the papal election process.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
In 1987, former Gophers catcher Mike Sadek from Richfield, while working for the Giants, was able to get a baseball signed by Pope John Paul II during a papal appearance at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
The papal conclave elected Pope Leo, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, as the new pope on May 8 after Pope Francis died last month.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
Video footage of the moment the papal apartments were sealed began circulating online in a moment that was familiar to anybody who watched the 2024 film Conclave, which starred Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, a fictional cardinal who oversaw the papal election process.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for papal
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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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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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View Comments The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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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
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Brennan said the decision to end McHugh’s ministry was based on the recommendation of the independent Diocesan Review Board, a panel of church lay people and a priest who review allegations of clerical abuse and misconduct.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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Is this the start of the collapse of Iran's clerical regime?—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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In an act of prime ministerial ventriloquism, Prime Minister Mark Carney had Charles deliver Canada’s throne speech, a ceremony in which elected politicians sit humbly in the presence of a ceremonial figurehead who reads words written by the politician who is actually in charge.—
Stephen Maher,
Time,
27 May 2025
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The opening of federal work following the Civil Rights Movement provided an alternative to manual labor, teaching or ministerial work in the form of white-collar jobs and skills training that many took into private sector jobs.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
4 June 2025
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Francis has long made ministry to prisoners a hallmark of his priestly vocation, and a Holy Year dedicated to a message of hope is no exception.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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One thing to consider, however, is that Leviticus is devoted to priestly concerns.—
Jacob F. Love,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Hagee on importance of evangelical vote for Israel, says Trump stands with Jewish state Pastor John Hagee, Founder and Chairman of Christians United for Israel, offered prescient words ahead of Israel’s preemptive attack on Iran.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Still, three months into Trump's second term, white evangelical protestants were some of his staunchest supporters, according to Pew Research Center think tank, which suggested 72 percent approved of Trump's handling of the presidency.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 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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“Papal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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