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Recent Examples of pope
Photos posted on the village’s Facebook page late Tuesday show workers conducting repairs to the roof of the pope’s house.
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
In a meeting of biblical proportions, the pope and Jesus took a selfie – well, sort of.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 June 2025
In churches around the world, Masses on the June 29 feast day often include a special collection for Peter’s Pence, a fund that underwrites the operations of the central government of the Catholic Church and pays for the pope’s personal acts of charity.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
The photo, shared to Instagram by the pope's official account, was part of a carousel of images showing the pontiff alongside worshipers in Vatican City.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
In a meeting of biblical proportions, the pope and Jesus took a selfie – well, sort of.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 June 2025
In churches around the world, Masses on the June 29 feast day often include a special collection for Peter’s Pence, a fund that underwrites the operations of the central government of the Catholic Church and pays for the pope’s personal acts of charity.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
The photo, shared to Instagram by the pope's official account, was part of a carousel of images showing the pontiff alongside worshipers in Vatican City.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pope
Noun
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He was elected pope in March 2013 after serving as archbishop of Buenos Aires, where he was born.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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It was announced in May that the archbishop was diagnosed with stage three small bowel cancer.—
The Enquirer,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Verny, who is currently the bishop of Chambery, France, has been a member of the commission since 2022 and heads the child protection council of the bishops conference in France, where the church has been rocked by revelations of decades and abuse by priests and bishops.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Leo’s old diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, meanwhile, is waiting for their bishop to come home, and then there’s Argentina, which never got a papal visit from the first-ever Argentine pope.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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On the Sunday before the wedding, two of them—the abbot emeritus Padre Norberto Villa and his colleague Padre Paolo Maria Censori—filed into the Chapel of the Dead to celebrate Mass.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Eugenia, raised pagan, joined a monastery to learn more about Christianity and later became abbot.—
Sarah Barringer,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Francis dramatically reshaped the group of prelates who will soon cast their votes for his successor in front of Michelangelo’s fresco of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, Panorama magazine maintained that the NSA picked up the prelates’ telephone conversations in the days preceding the conclave, giving them an idea of what might happen before the first vote.—
Time,
Time,
7 May 2025
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The group’s chair, Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a kidney specialist who was a former dean at the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school, said in an interview that his organization had worked with the Trump administration and that threats of funding cuts were key to the effort.—
Azeen Ghorayshi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The shows are also considered a powerful symbol of Puerto Rican self-reliance and the belief that the US territory can stand tall on its own, says Javier J. Hernández Acosta, dean of the School of Arts, Design and Creative Industries at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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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 monsignor anticipates the new pontiff will pick up where Francis left off, advocating for the poor and for immigrants and pushing for unity, peace and inclusivity.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The trial, though, proved to be a reputational boomerang for the Holy See, showing deficiencies in the Vatican's legal system, unseemly turf battles among monsignors and how the pope had intervened on behalf of prosecutors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Sep. 2015
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John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, has reportedly been hospitalized with pneumonia following years of health complications.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Advertisement Religion, government, and power The ambitious Pentecostal pastor and televangelist Malafaia—considered a kingmaker, is among those religious leaders in Brazil who have amassed wealth and celebrity through their sermons.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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“Pope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pope. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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