pontiff

Example Sentences

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"The administration of justice aims to protect society," the US-born pontiff, 70, told detainees.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has proven to be very politically savvy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Standing in his vehicle - known as the Popemobile - the pontiff waved at the droves of people waiting for his entrance.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The pontiff also quoted the Bible passage Isaiah 1:15: "Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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