pontiff

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The Midwestern pontiff brings a deeper understanding of American society and politics than any previous pope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The Vatican announced a series of international trips in the months ahead for the US pontiff, who was elected last year, including to Spain and Monaco.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

He called for an end to conflicts around the world during his Urbi et Orbi address, which is traditionally delivered by the pontiff on Christmas Day to worshippers gathered in Vatican City.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

Despite Leo’s reputation as a more subdued pontiff than his recently deceased predecessor, Pope Francis, the 70-year-old Chicagoan seemed galvanized by the moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

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