pontifical
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Demis Hassabis, head of Google DeepMind, the search giant’s AI arm, was in 2024 named by the Vatican to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Born in 1841, the Italian lawyer subsequently rejoined the Catholic faith and went on to found the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
"The cardinals are completely incommunicado," said Ines San Martin of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the US.
From BBC • May 5, 2025
The governor spoke at a three-day “From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience” summit organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024
His promotion to the Pontifical chair, in 1447, was, in the circumstances of the times, peculiarly auspicious to the cause of letters.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
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