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Pope Francis also pushed Biden, who is Catholic and spoke to the pontiff last week, to prevent the executions.
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the pontiff will become the first pope in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican grounds.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Francis, originally from Argentina and the first pope from the Americas, has traveled widely around the Mediterranean since becoming pontiff in 2013, visiting Malta, the Greek island of Lesbos, and the Italian island of Lampedusa.
—Reuters, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
When the supreme pontiff — the head of the Catholic Church — dies, cardinals from all over the world gather in Vatican City to vote for a new pope from among their elite group.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Additionally, the pontiff will become the first pope in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican grounds.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Francis, originally from Argentina and the first pope from the Americas, has traveled widely around the Mediterranean since becoming pontiff in 2013, visiting Malta, the Greek island of Lesbos, and the Italian island of Lampedusa.
—Reuters, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
When the supreme pontiff — the head of the Catholic Church — dies, cardinals from all over the world gather in Vatican City to vote for a new pope from among their elite group.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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