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After 38 days in the hospital, Pope Francis finally left on March 23, marking the longest hospitalization in the pope’s 12-year papacy.
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Anissa Reyes, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
While hospitalized, the pope was also diagnosed with a polymicrobial infection and then mild renal insufficiency but appeared to have overcome those issues as well.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Despite his ongoing health struggles, there has been no indication from the Vatican that the pope intends to resign.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025
Francis left the hospital on March 23 after 38 days in hospital, the longest of his four stays since his election as pope 12 years ago.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Anissa Reyes, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
While hospitalized, the pope was also diagnosed with a polymicrobial infection and then mild renal insufficiency but appeared to have overcome those issues as well.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Despite his ongoing health struggles, there has been no indication from the Vatican that the pope intends to resign.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025
Francis left the hospital on March 23 after 38 days in hospital, the longest of his four stays since his election as pope 12 years ago.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pope
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The item resembles similar pieces belonging to other medieval religious leaders, such as a large sapphire, ruby and emerald ring owned by the 13th-century archbishop Walter de Gray.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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No money or holy items exchanged hands between the Satanists and the archbishop, according to attorneys who represented Stewart.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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On a recent day, village elders, the province's Roman Catholic bishop and political figures filled the benches of a reception hall, waiting to meet with the man who will likely chart the future of Syrian Druze.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis has named an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore the next bishop, or top official, of the Diocese of Providence, a 153-year-old ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church.—
Jonathan M. Pitts,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2025
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When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Most of it comes from the town abbot who, in frequent scenes set in the nearby woods, always seems to be drifting into view with his basket of precious mushrooms, whenever Jérémie is near.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The life of the court and contemplative life were two models in which the leisure of the lord, the prelate, and the warrior could function.—
Walter Benjamin,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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At the time of the bishops’ appeal, Lai had been imprisoned in solitary confinement for almost 1,000 days, and the prelates were polite ...—
George Weigel,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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Seidel and the university’s board of trustees, which met just before Wright was terminated as dean, have denied that his demotion was in retaliation for his refusing to transfer the funds.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But it was trashed by H. L. Mencken, editor of the Baltimore Sun and dean of America‘s literary critics.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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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
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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
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What to know about the monsignor chosen by the Pope.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2025
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When the monsignor was murdered at the end of Season 3, Ignatius was devastated.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
18 July 2024
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The highlight is an interactive Easter story led by Village Church’s senior pastor, the Rev. Jack Baca.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Its pastor rejoiced Have the flu or know someone with it?—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Pope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pope. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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