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papacy

[pay-puh-see] / ˈpeɪ pə si /
NOUN
Apostolic See
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Licence believes this change in England's relationship with the papacy probably took place after Harold became king in January 1066.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Chicago-born pontiff has made the defence of migrants one of the pillars of his papacy, like his predecessor, Francis, praising those who help the needy and decrying mass deportations in the United States.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

A.I. has been a key motif of Leo’s nascent papacy, from early speeches to advisory groups to the reception of tech execs who’ve approached the holy man on their own.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be "disarmed".

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

They kept the papacy weak and unstable, standing with their weapons in hand right under the eyes of the Pope.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

He reported from Algeria, Vietnam and China, but is best known for his time in Rome as the BBC's Vatican correspondent, where he covered the papacies of five popes.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

History will likely view the papacies of Francis and Leo as a transitional era for a Catholic Church slowly adjusting to a world in which the church’s future lies increasingly in the Global South.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

There’s no satisfactory answer to that, although it’s fair to say that the papacies of Francis and Leo represent the first serious efforts to reckon with those more recent crimes.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026

For nearly three decades and three papacies, the United States has been the focal point of the crisis, and the American bishops have been pushed to the forefront of the church’s response.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018

"Ten papacies would not be sufficient to satisfy this swarm of relatives," wrote Gianandrea Boccaccio in November, 1492, to the Duke of Ferrara.

From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Ferdinand Gregorovius




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