papal
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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
Aboard the papal plane on Monday, Leo told reporters: "The Gospel says... blessed are the peacemakers."
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The growing resort to warfare is squeezing the space for papal envoys’ efforts at quiet mediation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
A committed Catholic, he received his papal knighthood in 2017 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
In Silvester the Second a famous magician ascended the papal throne, although he was notorious for having invented the pendulum dock.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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"The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, The Pardoner's Prologue
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