Usually means: Leaders of the Catholic Church.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Pontiff)

noun:  (historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex.
noun:  A bishop of the early Church; now specifically, the Pope.
noun:  (figuratively) Any chief figure or leader of a religion.
noun:  A surname transferred from the nickname.
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