missionaries

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Once a destination for Western missionaries, the continent increasingly exports priests to parishes in Europe and North America, where the number of priests is declining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

These young female missionaries, dressed in white, have been sent into Canada to draw girls to Gilead’s cause.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The Institute says it has graduated more than 40,000 missionaries since its founding in 1970.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The state has historic links to American missionaries.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The tube, called IV, and other supplies for Djo were sent by missionaries after they read in the paper what had happened to Djo and the other boys.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple