Examples of Holy See in a Sentence
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The property was eventually sold by the Holy See in 2022 for around $229 million.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024
Since Fernandez’s appointment last summer, the Holy See has acted more swiftly to defend the pope.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The trial amounts to an answer of just how far the Holy See, where the pope rules as the supreme power, is willing to go in allowing dissent.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
As leaders from the Group of 7 nations gather this week in southern Italy, they will be joined by representatives from countries at the center of international conflict, from developing nations like Brazil and India, and, for the first time, from the Holy See.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 13 June 2024
According to Vatican News, the Holy See’s online news site, Tuesday’s meeting took place at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The Holy See’s dealings with Beijing don’t give the pope any special leverage over President Xi Jinping’s environmental decision-making.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2021
The next year, Palestine was granted the lesser status of observer at the United Nations, a level shared by the Holy See.
Observers can participate in U.N. General Assembly sessions but are not allowed to vote.
—Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Francis traveled to the lagoon city to visit the Holy See's pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art show and meet with the people who created it.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024
Since Fernandez’s appointment last summer, the Holy See has acted more swiftly to defend the pope.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The trial amounts to an answer of just how far the Holy See, where the pope rules as the supreme power, is willing to go in allowing dissent.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
As leaders from the Group of 7 nations gather this week in southern Italy, they will be joined by representatives from countries at the center of international conflict, from developing nations like Brazil and India, and, for the first time, from the Holy See.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 13 June 2024
According to Vatican News, the Holy See’s online news site, Tuesday’s meeting took place at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The Holy See’s dealings with Beijing don’t give the pope any special leverage over President Xi Jinping’s environmental decision-making.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2021
The next year, Palestine was granted the lesser status of observer at the United Nations, a level shared by the Holy See.
Observers can participate in U.N. General Assembly sessions but are not allowed to vote.
—Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Francis traveled to the lagoon city to visit the Holy See's pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art show and meet with the people who created it.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
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“Holy See.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20See. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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