papacy
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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
Leo has made the hot-button issue a cornerstone of his papacy in dedicating to it his first encyclical -- a document which lays the basis for Church teaching and longer-term debate.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Has the papacy turned its back on just war theory and become pacifist?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
A separate U.S. official reportedly brought up the fourteenth-century Avignon papacy.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Although he made use of his reputation for generosity in order to gain the papacy, Pope Julius II then decided not to maintain this reputation, in order to be able to wage war.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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