papacy

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Still, the election of an American pope was a surprise, since many prelates—including Prevost himself—believed that the college of cardinals wouldn’t hand the papacy to the U.S., on top of all the superpower’s other clout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The Order of the Hermits of St Augustine was established in 1256 when the papacy объединed several hermit groups from central Italy into a single mendicant order.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

If Francis had a byword for his papacy, it was “mercy,” which he made the theme of a special jubilee year starting in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Pope Leo XIV is beginning the first foreign trip of his papacy.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

At first the papacy was blind to the danger.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife