predecessor

Reiterating the words of his predecessor Pope Francis, the new pontiff lambasted critics who "ridicule those who speak of global warming".

He is, symbolically and ideologically, the country’s first White president, and his understanding of what it means to be an American is very different from his predecessors.

It is more akin to the "framework" his predecessor Joe Biden announced in May 2024 to try to get a phased ceasefire and agreement to end the war.

Secondly, the OBR's reassessment of the UK's long-term economic trends is revealing "ever clearer" evidence of "long-term damage" which she will blame on the record of her predecessors.

A previous official visit to the Vatican was postponed earlier this year because of the poor health of the pontiff's predecessor, Pope Francis.