pontiff

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David McLean of Georgetown University and Jeffrey Pontiff of Boston College several years ago calculated that, after stock market strategies were publicized in academic journals, their profitability dropped by 58%, on average.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Edward Berger’s venture into a sequestered gathering of cardinals tasked with selecting a new Supreme Pontiff showcases the standard awards bait signifiers, granted.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

The 87-year-old Pontiff, who was taken to a Roman hospital on Wednesday for diagnostic testing after having to cancel some public audiences, handed his speech to his aide, Mons.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The Pontiff is due to meet US President Joe Biden at the Vatican later.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2021

But the holy Pontiff, in his Encyclical of November 21, 1873, exposed the hypocritical sophisms of the Emperor, and upheld both the Centre and the bishops in the magnificent work they were carrying on.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)