priest
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Leo first arrived in Peru in 1985 as a missionary priest named Robert Prevost, working in the dusty northern town of Chulucanas when Peru was locked in conflict with a fanatical Maoist rebel group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
“If inflation has been stopped and poverty has been reduced, it’s not noticeable here in any way, quite the opposite,” said the priest, known as Father Toto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
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
The priest is installing a big screen inside the church in Rome to allow parishioners to follow all the key moments of the trip from afar.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The laundry Mama took in included that of a White Episcopal priest, Reverend Eder, the priest in charge at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
On Tuesday, Leo said Argentine priests could honor their compatriot by continuing to "make noise" and creating vibrant communities of faith, as the number of Catholics wanes in Argentina.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
The refusal to ordain women has compounded chronic shortages of priests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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
Early kings were themselves the head of the state religion or else had separate high priests.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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