“Pontiff”: from Bridge Keeper to Head of the Church

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Pope Leo XIV Rome Supreme Pontiff Roman Empire Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV’s arrival to Beirut for a three-day apostolic visit offers the perfect opportunity to revisit a word that spans the religious and political history of the West: pontiff. Now reserved for the head of the Catholic Church, it is inherited from a far older – and originally non-Christian – function. Roman Origins: The Pontifex The ...