pontifex

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“God’s gaze never stops with our past filled of errors, but looks with infinite confidence at what we can become,” the Pontifex account tweeted Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Despite the Romanus Pontifex, the Spanish monarchs Isabella I of Castille and Ferdinand II of Aragon were not willing to allow Portugal to take the lead in establishing maritime trade with places outside Europe.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Aid to the Church in Need's Spokesman, John Pontifex, says the situation facing many abducted girls and their families in Pakistan has become desperate.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2021

Pontifex also said that western policymakers had to “rethink their whole outlook” and acknowledge the pivotal role that religion plays in global politics.

From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2016

‘I heard. The Senate plans to elect you Pontifex Maximus' Jason shrugged. ‘I don’t care about the title so much.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan