godparent
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I learned my barista’s favorite drink before they learned mine, and I now track the status of their foster dog with the devotion of a godparent.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
The Thomases are intimately involved with the Bolicks family, according to the Post and the Arizona Mirror, which reported Justice Thomas is godparent to the Bolicks’ son.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
“Being a godparent is a big responsibility, it’s taking the place of the mother or father, it’s not a game,” she said as her voice broke.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
However, there is no right for anyone to be a godparent at a baptism, the document states.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
He gave his old business partner un abrazo, addressing him as compadre even though neither one was godparent to the other’s children.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Recently, the couple were asked to be the godparents of a girl they cared for.
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
He has invited transgender Romans to his weekly audience and recently said trans people can serve as godparents and witnesses at weddings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Another reversal came in late 2023, when the Vatican made public a statement saying it’s permissible, under certain circumstances, for transgender people to be baptized as Catholics and serve as godparents.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
In the following years, the women started enrolling tens of thousands, earning the nickname of “Madrinas del Obamacare,” or Obamacare godmothers, evoking the crucial role godparents play in Latino culture.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
He would never see Isabelle or her godparents again.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
