Word: papally
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...trip to the Eternal City. With daughter Amy in tow, the First Lady made a whirlwind six-day tour of Geneva and Rome last week, meeting with World Health Organization experts to discuss mental health, and for 35 minutes at the Vatican with Pope John Paul II. Leaving the papal study in long dress and veil, the First Lady said: "He's such a wonderful person, it was a great thrill for me." The Pope was obviously moved as well. He gave Mrs. Carter an autographed photograph of himself, which Vatican Pope watchers called an unprecedented gift. Later...
...words came in the customary papal message to priests upon their Holy Thursday renewal of vows, but to Vatican watchers the occasion was anything but routine. Along with the 8,000-word statement on the priesthood, two chapters of which were a virtual mini-encyclical on celibacy, John Paul issued a 1,600-word letter to the world's bishops, exhorting them to make certain that priests follow his teachings. Only the Vatican has the power to release a priest from his vows. During John Paul's half year as Pope, the Vatican has received more than...
Residents seem ready to renew the court battle. "The MBTA envisions itself to be at the papal seat of transportation," says defendant Henry J. Shawah. "They've never been dragged to court before but that's not going to stop...
Vatican City. A discreet, progressive administrator, Villot often appeared overshadowed by other papal aides, yet he was appointed Camerlengo (Chamberlain) by Paul VI, charged with organizing the Pontiffs funeral and the election of his successor. Mentioned as a papabile himself, Villot was reappointed secretary of state by both John Paul I and John Paul...
...believes that priests have the opportunity to reinterpret in a more liberal way papal pronouncements on such issues as birth control...