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  • Pope (1963–1978) noted for easing regulations on fasting and interfaith marriages.

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  • noun Italian pope from 1963 to 1978 who eased restrictions on fasting and on interfaith marriages (1897-1978)

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  • Everybody knew that Cardinal Montini was the front-runner, and he became Paul VI, which is basically the predecessor of this pope.

    CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2005 2005

  • Everybody knew that Cardinal Montini was the front-runner, and he became Paul VI, which is basically the predecessor of this pope.

    CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2005 2005

  • We recall Paul VI and the period from the 28th of September to 16th of October.

    CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2005 2005

  • And, you know, it's never really easy to report about ourselves, but today we're going to make an exception, Andrea, since obviously the pope held this general audience for the members of the news media accredited here in Rome and, you know, we went to this hall called Paul VI inside the Vatican.

    CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2005 2005

  • (cf. Pius IX, "Ineffabilis Deus"; Paul VI, "Creed of the People of God").

    †Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam† 2009

  • "I look up at your heavens, made by your fingers, at the moon and stars you set in place," said Paul VI, quoting from Psalms 8.

    Pope blesses astronauts in 1st papal call to space 2011

  • "I look up at your heavens, made by your fingers, at the moon and stars you set in place," said Paul VI, quoting from Psalms 8.

    Pope blesses astronauts in 1st papal call to space 2011

  • Pope Paul VI sent a greeting to the moon with Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969, but it was in a silicon disk that contained goodwill messages from numerous countries and was left on the Sea of Tranquility.

    Pope blesses astronauts in 1st papal call to space 2011

  • As the future Pope Paul VI wrote in 1961 to mark L'Osservatore's centenary — "It's not enough to report the facts as they occurred: It wants to comment on them to show how they should have happened, or not."

    At 150 years, pope's newspaper raises eyebrows 2011

  • As the future Pope Paul VI wrote in 1961 to mark L'Osservatore's centenary — "It's not enough to report the facts as they occurred: It wants to comment on them to show how they should have happened, or not."

    At 150 years, pope's newspaper raises eyebrows 2011

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