priest

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And that backing can give them significantly more power and influence than a priest, typically a figure lower on the church’s organizational chart, would normally have.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

On the other hand, at the local Roman Catholic church down the street from our house, the priest took a long look at my son and me, and immediately separated us.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

My great-uncle Dan was a diocesan priest at St. Charles Borromeo in Drexel Hill, Pa. Dan was a fire-and-brimstone hard-liner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Guardiola might have been the high priest of beautiful soccer, but as the British papers reminded him, he was now in the toughest league in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

After the priest flew to Boston, Jim drove him to the Brigham, where doctors diagnosed tuberculosis.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French