papacy

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Francis's papacy heralded several reforms to the Catholic Church, but on many of its teachings, he was a traditionalist.

From BBC

Francis also gave the papacy a less formal and more approachable image by spurning regal attire, riding in compact cars and making headlines with blunt comments at news conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pope Francis wrote in his autobiography that when his papacy began in 2013, he felt that he would only have two or three years in the role.

From BBC

Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul's Sultan Ahmed Mosque - widely known as the Blue Mosque - in his first visit to a Muslim place of worship since he took up the papacy in May.

From BBC

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

From BBC