priest
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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
In Manchester, they focus on a priest delivering a sermon about brotherly forgiveness.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The private booth was framed in flowers, and rather than a priest listening inside, it was a microphone recording their confessions, to be played at an upcoming art exhibition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
A former Anglican priest, he was awarded a knighthood in 2023 in recognition of his campaigning work around acquired brain injury and melanoma - a type of skin cancer.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The priest cared more about making lasting changes in his country than about his own life.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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
Asia's only dedicated exorcism centre -- designed to train not only Philippine priests but clergy from across the region -- sits just off a busy thoroughfare in Metro Manila.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Ben’s great aunt told him the truth about priests and nuns.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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