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papacy

[pey-puh-see] / ˈpeɪ pə si /
NOUN
Apostolic See
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Has the papacy turned its back on just war theory and become pacifist?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Guest: Christopher Hale, author of the “Letters from Leo” Substack, “a chronicle of how Pope Leo XIV’s papacy intersects with American politics, faith, and the digital age during the presidency of Donald Trump.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The 11-day trip, which starts on Monday, is Pope Leo's second major foreign visit since being elected to the papacy in May last year, and is a reflection of Africa's increasing importance to Catholicism.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

A separate U.S. official reportedly brought up the fourteenth-century Avignon papacy.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

We learned how to be the eyes, ears, and nose of the papacy.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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