missionaries
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Stafford is one of three medical missionaries with Serge — a nonprofit based in Jenkintown, Penn. — who were exposed to the virus.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
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
The presence of the Catholic Church in Angola dates back to the late 15th Century, when Portuguese explorers and missionaries arrived along the Angolan coast.
From BBC • 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
It showed the Osage from the time they roamed the plains to their first encounter with European explorers and missionaries, and to the black-gold rush.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
