papacy

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The papacy did not formally confirm the order's existence until 1298.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

Francis also gave the papacy a less formal and more approachable image by spurning regal attire, riding in compact cars and making headlines with blunt comments at news conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

If Francis had a byword for his papacy, it was “mercy,” which he made the theme of a special jubilee year starting in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Pope Leo XIV is beginning the first foreign trip of his papacy.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

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