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papacy

[pay-puh-see] / ˈpeɪ pə si /
NOUN
Apostolic See
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Young traders are also getting rich betting on things like Rotten Tomatoes scores and the papacy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

In it, Alexander reflected on England's relationship with the papacy before the Norman Conquest.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Chicago-born pontiff has made the defence of migrants one of the pillars of his papacy, like his predecessor, Francis, praising those who help the needy and decrying mass deportations in the United States.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 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

He should never have agreed to raise to the papacy any cardinal he might have injured or who, upon becoming pope, might have cause to fear him.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

History will likely view the papacies of Francis and Leo as a transitional era for a Catholic Church slowly adjusting to a world in which the church’s future lies increasingly in the Global South.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

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

They would do well to remember, however, that most of the polling data collected during the previous two papacies strongly indicated that American Catholics are not shy about deviating from Rome when it suited them.

From US News ● Sep. 28, 2015

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

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2013

He was secretary to the Vatican library during the papacies of Paul the second and Sixtus the fourth.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson


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