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Recent Examples of pope
The top shows the pope flanked by Hercules and Venus – a statement of intellectual independence from medieval Church control.
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Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The book features a print advertisement in which the pope endorses the product.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
The occasion was the pope’s annual audience with the Vatican diplomatic corps, which traditionally amounts to his yearly foreign policy address.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Joseph Stalin is famously said to have asked how many divisions the pope had.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
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Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The book features a print advertisement in which the pope endorses the product.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
The occasion was the pope’s annual audience with the Vatican diplomatic corps, which traditionally amounts to his yearly foreign policy address.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Joseph Stalin is famously said to have asked how many divisions the pope had.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pope
Noun
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Hicks’s relative youth and low profile make his elevation to big-city archbishop significant.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bishop Ronald Hicks will officially assume his new title as New York's archbishop at a service Friday afternoon.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On March 25 at Canterbury Cathedral, Mullally will be formally installed as bishop of the diocese of Canterbury in a ceremony marking the beginning of her new role.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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This behavior would earn them a warning from the bishop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The most recent abbot, Father Charles Albanese, will be splitting time between Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey in Oregon and Santa Rita Abbey in Arizona.—
John Mossman,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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The abbot later said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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However, the bishops took the extra step of releasing a video of various prelates reading the message into the camera, a component that observers interpreted as an unusually direct and personal rebuke.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Dec. 2025
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The Colombian prelate also recognised the call for the Church to move faster in tackling abuse.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The plan would cap A grades at 20% of undergraduates, with some flexibility, across courses and departments if it’s approved by faculty ahead of the 2026-2027 school year, Amanda Claybaugh, dean of undergraduate education, said in an email on Friday that included a 19-page outline of the plan.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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With the support of her adviser, department chair and dean, Gnacinski decided to apply for the position.—
Kate Kealey,
Des Moines Register,
6 Feb. 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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The campy investigator is taking his talents to the church after a monsignor is killed.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
13 Dec. 2025
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The plan is to film Samson (as Jefferson) walking out with the hopes that people will believe the monsignor's risen from the dead.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Rae Chen Huang, a housing rights advocate and ordained pastor, has emerged as one of the most left-leaning candidates in the race, calling for sweeping changes to the city’s housing, public safety and governance systems.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Dawn Baldwin Gibson is a pastor in New Bern, North Carolina.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Pope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pope. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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