: of or relating to a pope or to the Roman Catholic Church
also
: resembling a pope or that of a pope
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Budget revisions Tuesday’s announcement came on the heels of the governor unveiling his revised budget Friday and a day before his trip to the Vatican to speak at a papal summit on climate change.
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Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024
Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, was taken to a hospital in central Rome after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
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Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024
Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, was taken to a hospital in central Rome after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Papal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/papal. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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