pontiff
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Judging by the massive turnout of people on the streets of Paris, the pontiff is off to a good start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
This is Leo’s fourth major trip abroad since becoming pontiff in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
He was still working well into his nineties - last year, after the death of Pope Francis, Willey reflected on how the Vatican had changed under the late pontiff.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Willey wrote a book on the late pontiff - The promise of Francis: The man, the Pope, and the challenge of change - which he presented to Francis in 2016.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Therefore, with his impetuous move, Julius accomplished what no other pontiff would ever have achieved with the greatest of human prudence.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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