pontifical
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Just war was always a pragmatic compromise with history, never a core doctrine, said Staglianò, the president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Rome, in an article published on a Vatican website.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Born in 1841, the Italian lawyer subsequently rejoined the Catholic faith and went on to found the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
Born in 1947 in Dublin, Farrell attended the University of Salamanca in Spain and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, according to the Vatican.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025
Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, serves in Pope Francis’ Council for the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and helped organize the event.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024
It was my duty to study opera, as well the sacred music of which the services in the Pontifical Chapel preserved the best traditions.
From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Gounod, Charles
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