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papacy

[pey-puh-see] / ˈpeɪ pə si /
NOUN
Apostolic See
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Licence believes this change in England's relationship with the papacy probably took place after Harold became king in January 1066.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

On July 4, Leo is scheduled to visit another port of call for migrants entering Europe, the Italian island of Lampedusa, solidifying the plight of migrants as a hallmark of his papacy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

A.I. has been a key motif of Leo’s nascent papacy, from early speeches to advisory groups to the reception of tech execs who’ve approached the holy man on their own.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be "disarmed".

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

They kept the papacy weak and unstable, standing with their weapons in hand right under the eyes of the Pope.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

There’s no satisfactory answer to that, although it’s fair to say that the papacies of Francis and Leo represent the first serious efforts to reckon with those more recent crimes.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026

The tension between the American nun group and Vatican officials has stretched over the tenure of three papacies, but it took a particularly public turn under the watch of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

From US News ● Sep. 9, 2014

At major liturgical ceremonies Pope Benedict often wore a gold cross, red papal shoes and in winter a cape trimmed with ermine, a fur long associated with aristocracy and papacies of the past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2014

The Pope's language is unlike anything heard coming out of the Vatican during recent papacies.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2013

Byzantine empires, Spanish Armadas, triple-crowned papacies, Russian despotisms, this is the way of them, and will be to the end of the world.

From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Charles Kingsley




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