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  2. Pope Francis - Wikipedia

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    This is the first time that a pope has been named "Francis." On the day of his election, the Vatican clarified that his official papal name was "Francis" and not "Francis I", i.e. no regnal number is used for him. A Vatican spokesman said that the name would become Francis I if and when there is a Francis II.

  3. History of papal primacy - Wikipedia

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    [35] Thomas Shahan says that, according to Photius, Pope Damasus approved the council of Constantinople, but he adds that, if any part of the council were approved by this pope, it could have been only its revision of the Nicene Creed, as was the case also when Gregory the Great recognized it as one of the four general councils, but only in its ...

  4. Theology of Pope Francis - Wikipedia

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    The last statement went viral [220] [221] [222] and became the title of the book With the Smell of the Sheep: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests, Bishops, and Other Shepherds in which by "warning against the sins of 'self-referentiality', clericalism, careerism, and worldliness, [Francis] stresses the importance of mercy." [223] [224]

  5. Pope - Wikipedia

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    Pope Francis signs some documents with his name alone, either in Latin ("Franciscus", as in an encyclical dated 29 June 2013) [176] or in another language. [177] Other documents he signs in accordance with the tradition of using Latin only and including the abbreviated form "PP.", for the Latin Papa ("Pope"). [ 178 ]

  6. Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    Marble bust of the final Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, in a style inspired by ancient Roman marble busts. The defining characteristic of the Holy Roman Empire was the idea that the Holy Roman Emperor represented the leading monarch in Europe and that their empire was the one true continuation of the Roman Empire of Antiquity, through proclamation by the popes in Rome.

  7. Pope Francis has become a surprising figurehead in the ... - AOL

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    Pope Francis has become a vocal advocate for a universal basic income. He first staked his position in a letter in 2020, calling UBI critical to the future economy. In a meeting on Friday, the ...

  8. Why Pope Francis Is Visiting Asia - AOL

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    In 2019, Francis became the first pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula, where, together with the grand imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, he signed a historic interfaith document and ...

  9. Papal name - Wikipedia

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    A papal name or pontificial name is the regnal name taken by a pope. Both the head of the Catholic Church, usually known as the pope, and the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (Coptic pope) choose papal names. As of 2013, Pope Francis is the Catholic pope, and Tawadros II or Theodoros II is the Coptic pope.