Holy Father
Example Sentences
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In 1947 Truman reached out to Pope Pius XII, pledging to work with the holy father for “an enduring peace,” and assured the pope that the U.S. “is a Christian Nation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Strickland said he wasn’t in Baltimore to start a movement, and he respected the Vatican’s decision: “The holy father has the authority to do what he’s done.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023
The presence of the holy father is showering the world with love and peace.
From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2015
Priests were next: “Please to the priests,” the holy father said, “do not grow tired of forgiving.”
From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2015
It was on such a holiday that Robert Fumulani, the holy father of Malawian reggae music, came to sing at Dowa District Hall, and my father—then twenty-two years old—was determined to go.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
