apostolic

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People in the apostolic movement live in what they consider to be a prophetic moment, when God will reveal what is to come.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

A diocese statement said the case was put last week before an apostolic tribunal in Spain.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Francis praised her on Sunday as a “model of apostolic fervor and audacity for us,” and he urged his listeners to overcome prejudice and fear and be close to the poor.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

It’s a movement that has, as its core idea, apostolic governance.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2024

Diligently studying these, he learned them by heart, and arrived at the conviction that nowhere was the apostolic life observed as commanded by Christ.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles