pontiff
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Willey wrote a book on the late pontiff - The promise of Francis: The man, the Pope, and the challenge of change - which he presented to Francis in 2016.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In a letter addressed to fellow Americans on the 250th anniversary of US independence, the pontiff said the Catholic value of defending life included "welcoming, protecting and assisting immigrants".
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
But these days, he’s been attacking Pope Leo XIV, even going so far as to chide the pontiff to “to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.”
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
The pontiff, fluent in Spanish, also held a private meeting with Puerto Rican music superstar Bad Bunny, just after addressing a crowd of 80,000 people at Real Madrid's famed Bernabeu stadium.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
People aren’t ordinarily carried in chairs in New Hampshire, and as they raised him up he looked very strange to me, like some tragic and exalted personage, a stricken pontiff.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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