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papal

[pey-puhl] / ˈpeɪ pəl /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the pope
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"The artificial intelligence told him that 'Pope Francis would say'... so he stopped it and said 'I think there's another pope'," Yago de la Cierva, coordinator of the papal visit, told reporters.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Our postmodern pope’s meta-callback to another papal deep-cut.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Decades later, an American sits on the papal throne for the first time in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Students of American history will recall an earlier incident that pitted papal and presidential authority against each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

His papal forces joined with the Kingdom of Naples, and together their armies marched on Florence.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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