papacy

Example Sentences

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The U.S. once had a complicated relationship with the papacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The Order of the Hermits of St Augustine was established in 1256 when the papacy объединed several hermit groups from central Italy into a single mendicant order.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

In the first six months of his papacy, he has conveyed a sense of being extremely measured, even cautious.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

The current pontiff understands his own papacy as presiding over a comparable cataract in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

They kept the papacy weak and unstable, standing with their weapons in hand right under the eyes of the Pope.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli