priest
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The federal agents departed the hospital shortly after a priest appeared at the scene of the protest, video shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
A few years ago, McCormack was even approached by a New Jersey priest, who asked for help updating his church in the Cheesecake Factory fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Jose Miguel Fernandez, a parish priest in Urda, joined the emergency services in offering support to the victims' families.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
He has been the priest here for almost half a century - and is known locally as the Cowboy Priest.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
We watch as these elders, once proud Jews, walk slowly behind the priest, wanting nothing but a bowl of soup and a bed after the miserable time on the road.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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In the 1960s and 1970s, Argentine priests formed a group called the Priests Movement for the Third World, which rejected capitalism and worked to alleviate poverty in Argentina’s slums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
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 god’s will was revealed by the rustling of the oak leaves which the priests interpreted.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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