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Recent Examples of apostolic
That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Echoing this sentiment of finding hope in La Virgen de la Puerta, Pope Francis, during his apostolic journey to Peru, crowned La Virgen de la Puerta and gave her the title of Mother of Mercy and Hope.
—Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
In 2014, he was named apostolic administrator and then bishop of Chiclayo, in northern Peru.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 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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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.—
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Haller Suites & Restaurant offers a dining experience with panoramic views over the episcopal town.—
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The summer had the feel of a soft opening to Leo’s pontificate, in part because many papal events had been arranged before he was elected.—
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In addition to the Jubilee, 2025 was momentous because of the papal transition after Francis died in April and cardinals elected history’s first pope from the United States.—
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The famous evangelical pastor Billy Graham visited Israel in the 1960s.—
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Then came the funeral of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, which WSJ columnist Peggy Noonan correctly called the largest evangelical event in America since the heyday of evangelist Billy Graham — but this time, one featuring top Republican brass.—
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The Belgian Catholic Church has been rocked by a series of devastating clerical abuse scandals in recent years, which Pope Francis confronted directly during a visit to Belgium last year, spending more than two hours with survivors.—
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There was no creative designer or clerical administrator.—
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Government and industry alignment To manage the program, South Korea recently set up an inter-ministerial coordination body bringing together defense, industry, and aviation authorities.—
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Lavrov said earlier the ministerial conference launched talks aimed at developing an action plan for cooperation for the years 2026-2029.—
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Previous discoveries of cremations in Africa date to pastoral neolithic herders from 3,500 years ago or later food-producing societies with higher population densities, which made the discovery even more unexpected, the researchers said.—
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The Ford Complex brings British grandeur to a pastoral Georgia scene thanks to Neo-Gothic architecture inspired by Oxford University’s Christ Church College.—
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Prosperity is lauded dozens of times in the Book of Mormon, so knocking for commissions can feel almost sacerdotal.—
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Diminution drains this office of the sacerdotal pomposities that have encrusted it.—
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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.—
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In its report, the pontifical commission highlights failures in the Italian church.—
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“Apostolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostolic. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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