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And this week, Mr. Trump took a dramatic further step in the new pontiff’s direction.
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Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
The future pontiff lived in the house full-time until going off to a Michigan seminary for high school in 1969.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Last week, in his first address to world diplomats as pontiff, Pope Leo said the dignity of migrants had to be respected.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 May 2025
Following the news of the pontiff's death on Easter Monday, the King released an official statement via Buckingham Palace.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
The future pontiff lived in the house full-time until going off to a Michigan seminary for high school in 1969.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Last week, in his first address to world diplomats as pontiff, Pope Leo said the dignity of migrants had to be respected.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 May 2025
Following the news of the pontiff's death on Easter Monday, the King released an official statement via Buckingham Palace.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 18 May 2025
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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