priest
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And that backing can give them significantly more power and influence than a priest, typically a figure lower on the church’s organizational chart, would normally have.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
On the other hand, at the local Roman Catholic church down the street from our house, the priest took a long look at my son and me, and immediately separated us.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
My great-uncle Dan was a diocesan priest at St. Charles Borromeo in Drexel Hill, Pa. Dan was a fire-and-brimstone hard-liner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Asked if there is any salvation for the world’s Coke Zero drinkers, Jordan Trumble, a Diet Coke acolyte and Episcopal priest in West Virginia, thoughtfully hedged.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The priest also explains that “he indicated many instances in which he had tried to find out what she was reading and she had refused to show him the title of the book.”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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