This meaning refers to the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City.
The pope addressed the crowd in Rome.
Catholics regard the pope as their highest earthly leader.
This broader historical and ecclesiastical use refers to senior bishops or patriarchs in certain Christian traditions.
The title pope was once used more broadly in parts of Christianity.
The Coptic pope leads the Coptic Orthodox Church.
This uncommon figurative use refers to someone regarded as an unquestioned or dominant authority within a field.
Critics called him the pope of modern architecture.
She became known as the pope of the movement.
