priest
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Reports in Polish media said the attacker first injured a priest in a nearby cafe, and then another four people inside the abbey itself.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Why it’s worth seeing: The movie is the biggest showcase yet of Scott, whom you might know as the hot priest from “Fleabag.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
She lived the previous 26 years of her life as a man, growing up religious to the point that she once considered becoming a priest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Fr Aidan, who was parish priest in Ardoyne at the time, told BBC News NI that "none of us want to see hatred".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The Haitian priest Fritz Lafontant, whom Farmer had met in Mirebalais, was his guide.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Moretta is 10 years past the customary retirement age for Catholic priests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Unfortunately, I have always struggled with disappointing authority figures: professors, bosses, priests, parents — and, apparently, severe-bunned bakers.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Under this traditional model, kings, priests, and other powerful leaders gained control of wealth and resources, causing the divide between rich and poor to expand.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Vatican has declared a formal schism with the Society of St. Pius X, excommunicating its bishops and priests in a sweeping crackdown on a traditionalist group that has vexed the Holy See for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
And thus, from the ambitions of the priests are born the disorders and the quarrels among the barons.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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