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When the couple asked him to officiate their wedding, he was surprised and sought the counsel of a priest friend, who told Douthat he should do it if he could be spiritually helpful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The incidents allegedly took place in Staffordshire between February 2000 and February 2001, when Oakley was in his mid-40s working as a Catholic priest.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

“It’s kinda crazy what this parish has gone through,” said Father Jorge Moncada, who didn’t know about Resurrection’s history until he arrived last year on his first assignment as a priest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

"We hope this place will bear the fruits of a deeper return to faith, or at least help people deepen their faith," said the parish priest Marek Mrowczynski.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

“When Itza’s father sent Popoca off to war, the evil priest, plotting for his own son to wed Izta, lied and told Izta that Popoca had died in a fierce battle.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Unfortunately, I have always struggled with disappointing authority figures: professors, bosses, priests, parents — and, apparently, severe-bunned bakers.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Under this traditional model, kings, priests, and other powerful leaders gained control of wealth and resources, causing the divide between rich and poor to expand.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Inside, neatly made-up rooms for visiting priests line warmly lit halls that lead to a chapel where the 400-year-old ritual takes place.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

We learned about the annual return of swallows, admired blooming roses and citrus trees and absorbed a simple story: Spanish conquistadors and Catholic priests tamed a wild land, and we should follow their example.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

The nonproducers mobilizing them included chiefs, priests, bureaucrats, and warriors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond