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[preest] / prist /


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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

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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