papacy
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Has the papacy turned its back on just war theory and become pacifist?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Guest: Christopher Hale, author of the “Letters from Leo” Substack, “a chronicle of how Pope Leo XIV’s papacy intersects with American politics, faith, and the digital age during the presidency of Donald Trump.”
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
This was a time tensions between the French monarchy and the papacy that lead to a seven-decade-long relocation of the papacy from Rome to the French-controlled Avignon.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Barberini was elected to the papacy in 1623 and served until his death in 1644.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
As the papacy lost its hold on its flock, the Catholic Church tried to reject zero and the void more strongly than ever, yet zero had already taken root.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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