How to Use Holy See in a Sentence

Holy See

noun
  • They are crossed in the Holy See’s coat of arms, one gold and one silver.
    — Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025
  • The word might not seem like one that would get much consideration from the Holy See.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 11 June 2026
  • The Israeli ambassador to the Holy See was among those present for the event.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Cupich concurred there was more the Holy See could and should do to bring religious orders into line.
    — Nicole Winfield, ajc, 25 May 2023
  • The infallible head of the Holy See, in all his sovereignty, saying the quiet part out loud?
    — Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In Acutis, the Holy See found an avenue to connect with a younger generation.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Turkey, which has long denied a genocide took place, recalled its ambassador to the Holy See in protest.
    — Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The Holy See said the short visit was for diagnostic tests and is back at the Vatican.
    — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The Holy See hasn't said how the anniversary of his election might be commemorated.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Whether the Holy See can help with China, the single biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is less clear.
    — Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Leo's visit was designed to highlight how small states such as Monaco and the Holy See can punch above their weight on the global stage.
    — Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The trial amounts to an answer of just how far the Holy See, where the pope rules as the supreme power, is willing to go in allowing dissent.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
  • Pope Francis should see the writing on the wall and revise the Holy See’s China policy.
    — Nina Shea, National Review, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Should the agreement be renewed, the Holy See runs the risk of sanctions being imposed by the United States.
    — Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2020
  • There is not an official tax treaty between the United States government and the Holy See, so there's no tax treaty.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But the prosecutors’ overarching theory of a grand scheme to defraud the Holy See was thrown out.
    — ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The result of that investigation was a 21-page document sent to the Holy See but not made public.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2021
  • Since Fernandez’s appointment last summer, the Holy See has acted more swiftly to defend the pope.
    — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • The pope was also scheduled to join the Holy See's leadership for a spiritual retreat this coming weekend.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Today, Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign state by just 11 countries and the Holy See.
    — Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
  • On his first trip to the Holy See, Francis’ unsmiling welcome was seen as frigid and unfriendly; both encounters were markedly brief.
    — Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But neither the local church nor the Holy See took concrete action until one of the victims and a journalist wrote a book in 2015.
    — ABC News, 23 May 2026
  • This week, the 2024 letter in which the Holy See articulated its position was put online.
    — ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Charles – who is known to be deeply faithful and regularly attends services – has visited the Holy See on several occasions.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The Holy See hasn't said how the anniversary, which is a public holiday in the Vatican, might be commemorated this year.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Millies says the visit is significant in maintaining ties between Washington and the Holy See.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 May 2026
  • The Holy See has historically played a distinctive backchannel role in easing tensions between the two adversaries.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Since the start of the pandemic, Holy See (Vatican City) has reported 27 cases and 0 deaths.
    — NBC News, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Whether your guide is history, the Holy See, a Jewish veteran, or the Constitution, the conclusion would seem to be the same.
    — Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Holy See is the latest religious entity to denounce a drag queen performance staged during the Paris Olympics‘s opening.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2024

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