clergy
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On Sept. 19, Black joined a group of clergy and activists outside the Broadview facility.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Nonprofessional counselors, including family and clergy, can still engage in this conduct, as can professional counselors outside of their paid practice.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
More than 40 of England's 108 bishops are now women, with a similar proportion among priests, after women clergy were first permitted in the early 1990s.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
In a meeting earlier this month in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, conservative clergy gathered to select their own leader to follow instead of Dame Sarah, the Rwandan archbishop Laurent Mbanda.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
There was even a member of the Protestant clergy and an opera singer.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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