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Recent Examples of apostolic
All those present in the audience in the Vatican’s apostolic palace met Leo personally at the end, with Lee presenting the first American pope with a New York Knicks jersey.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
If that’s the case, then the plausibility of traditional Christianity collapses, for its authority is based on the claim to have preserved intact the apostolic witness, the most reliable source of revelation.
—R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
If that’s the case, then the plausibility of traditional Christianity collapses, for its authority is based on the claim to have preserved intact the apostolic witness, the most reliable source of revelation.
—R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostolic
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This year there was the addition of a new episcopal area for Burundi and Rwanda and the appointment of nine new bishops, a reversal of the trend among U.S. bishops.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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Haller Suites & Restaurant offers a dining experience with panoramic views over the episcopal town.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The new pope revived traditions including greeting worshipers in 10 languages and carrying the cross on Good Friday, signaling departures from recent papal practice.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
3 Apr. 2026
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Like many young people in evangelical communities today, my shame was formed early.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Staffers and media members became familiar with the guard’s insistence on steering conversations back toward his evangelical Christian beliefs, even if those answers did not relate to the topic at hand.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Experts are split on the subject, but Alfoneh argued the key differences will be a greater stress on Iranian nationalism and less concern with the puritanical social policies of the clerical government.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr will replace Ali Larijani, whose death in Israeli strikes last week was a major blow to the ruling clerical regime.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Other heritage suites are less intimidatingly ministerial.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Shah, who is the RSP’s prime ministerial candidate, won the 2022 Kathmandu mayoral race.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sure sounds like the Tap are having a dig at pastoral English songs like the one above.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The group participated in a foot-washing ritual before three clergy leaders made their way inside to administer pastoral care to those who wanted it.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Prosperity is lauded dozens of times in the Book of Mormon, so knocking for commissions can feel almost sacerdotal.—
Tad Friend,
The New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2022
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Diminution drains this office of the sacerdotal pomposities that have encrusted it.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2017
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The bishops further authorized a new edition of the Roman Pontifical for pontifical Masses, expected to be completed by 2027, with Vatican approval pending for some rites, according to the Catholic News Agency.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
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In its report, the pontifical commission highlights failures in the Italian church.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Apostolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostolic. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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