Pontifical aides hope the event may mark a turning point.

教皇助手们希望此次盛典会是一个转折点。

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Most importantly, the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Science positioned itself as a leading sponsor on scientific inquiry into extraterrestrial life.

最重要的是，教宗科学院将自己定位为积极引领对外星生命的科学探究。

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Under John Paul the Curia acquired a string of new "pontifical councils", quasi-ministries that deal with everything from health workers to Canon law.

在约翰·保罗时代教廷获得一系列新的“主教理事会”，准部委处理一切从卫生工作者到教会法的事务。

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Last month, the Vatican gave Cardinal Julian Herranz a "pontifical mandate" to uncover the source of hundreds of personal letters and confidential documents given to Gianluigi Nuzzi, an Italian journalist and author of "Sua Santita, " a book that translates to "His Holiness" and includes the documents.

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Last month, the Vatican gave Cardinal Julian Herranz a "pontifical mandate" to uncover the source of hundreds of personal letters and confidential documents that have been released to Gianluigi Nuzzi, an Italian journalist and author of "Sua Santita, " a book that translates to "His Holiness" and includes the documents.

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He prefers simple robes to ornate pontifical attire, and shunned a papal car after his election to travel with his electors by bus.

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