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

As a priest, I have advised governments, the United Nations and the Holy See on what it means to build technology responsibly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

Bobby’s aide or so-called second at the tournament was his close friend and fellow Jack Collins student William Lombardy, a portly twenty-year-old seminarian who was studying to become a Roman Catholic priest.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady