priest
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The property is known for its priest holes and secret hiding places, which were used to shelter persecuted Catholics during the 1590s.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It’s kinda crazy what this parish has gone through,” said Father Jorge Moncada, who didn’t know about Resurrection’s history until he arrived last year on his first assignment as a priest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Father Clement Thibault, Babs’s priest-mentor since childhood, is defrocked for publicly supporting the strikers after the church hierarchy forbade him from taking sides; the priest then begins a separate campaign to expose ecclesiastical misbehavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The religion is "the essence of social stratification", marapu priest Umbu Remi Deta told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
After the priest flew to Boston, Jim drove him to the Brigham, where doctors diagnosed tuberculosis.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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
We learned about the annual return of swallows, admired blooming roses and citrus trees and absorbed a simple story: Spanish conquistadors and Catholic priests tamed a wild land, and we should follow their example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
The society says it is present in more than 75 countries across six continents, with more than 750 priests and around 600,000 faithful.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Preserved Maya writing was similarly devoted to propaganda, births and accessions and victories of kings, and astronomical observations of priests.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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