How to Use pontifical in a Sentence
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In its report, the pontifical commission highlights failures in the Italian church.
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Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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That public spat has overshadowed his pontifical tour of four African countries, which ended Thursday with a Mass for thousands of people in Malabo, the former capital of Equatorial Guinea.
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Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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The sprawling roughly 2,000-year-old property includes ancient Roman archaeological sites, farmlands, pontifical villas and lush papal gardens, with areas for organic farming and regenerative cultivation.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
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Leo opened his visit to Pompeii by meeting with sick and disabled people who are cared for by a charity center affiliated with the sanctuary, which Leo’s namesake, Pope Leo XIII, declared a pontifical basilica in 1901.
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ABC News,
8 May 2026
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