Benedict XV

American

noun

Giacomo della Chiesa, 1854–1922, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1914–22.

Benedict XV British

noun

original name Giacomo della Chiesa . 1854–1922, pope (1914–22); noted for his repeated attempts to end World War I and for his organization of war relief

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Pope Benedict XV commissioned the work in 1918 to ask God to end World War One.

From Reuters

Wilson, the son of a Presbyterian minister, initially balked at receiving a traditional blessing from Pope Benedict XV, then rejected the pontiff’s peace plan.

From Washington Post

Newman was beatified by Pope Benedict XV, who declared that an American deacon’s recovery from a serious spine condition was due to Newman’s intercession.

From The Guardian

The meeting, with Benedict XV on Jan. 4, 1919, came as the president toured Europe after the end of World War I.

From New York Times

Starting with Pope Benedict XV’s efforts to end World War I, the leader of the Catholic Church has regularly been a prominent voice for peace, usually with disappointing results.

From The Wall Street Journal

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