pope

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Recent Examples of pope The pope did not name specific political leaders but has steadily sharpened his criticism of the war in recent weeks, repeatedly calling for an immediate ceasefire. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Leo made a one-day trip to the Mediterranean enclave, becoming the first pope to visit since Pope Paul III in 1538. Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026 The pope, though, has no plans to visit Monaco’s famous casino district and, according to his brother John, Leo gave up gambling after his time as a missionary in Peru. Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 Leo made a one-day trip to the glitzy enclave, becoming the first pope to visit since Pope Paul III came in 1538. CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pope
Noun
  • During the service, the archbishop and priests carried a cross down the cathedral’s center aisle in an emotions-stirring moment for those who witnessed the traditional procession.
    Holly Andres, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The rebuke by an archbishop known as one of the more conservative Catholic figures will come as a shock to many conservative Catholics.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Among them was Sandra Olewine, a bishop of the United Methodist Church’s California-Nevada Conference.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Primal Fear charts the story of a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The abbot of Wat Saman Rattanaram in Chachoengsao province, about 50 miles east of Bangkok, warned that cremation services may have to be suspended.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Phommasan, a native of Laos and abbot at a Buddhist temple in Snellville, was recently fitted with a prosthetic leg at Mercer University.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • George was a highly influential, politically astute prelate who died almost a decade before Leo XIV’s election.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Now both prosper: Spider spins undisturbed in the cottage rafters, and Gout affixes herself to a prelate, condemning him to a life in bed.
    Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On the cusp of his 90th birthday, the dean of Bay Area jazz pianism shares music and some first-hand accounts witnessing Davis and Coltrane in action in San Francisco.
    Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
  • One associate dean couched the misstep as a result of learning pains tied to the adoption of new technology.
    Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.
    David Tarrant, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020
Noun
  • Prosecutors claimed brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of dollars in fees and commissions to acquire the property, and then extorted the Holy See for $16.5 million to cede control of it.
    NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Prosecutors alleged brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of euros in fees and commissions to acquire the property, and then extorted the Holy See for 15 million euros ($16.5 million) to cede control of it.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The pastor said that over the past decade or so, the church has sent thousands of illicit Bibles in Farsi to Iran with a WhatsApp number written inside, so the retriever overseas can call or text for more information.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Stephen Mitchell is the senior pastor of Trinity Bible Church in Severna Park.
    Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Pope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pope. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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