priest

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They include a teenage boy with a piggy bank full of videogame winnings, a young woman in need of a heart transplant, a cash-poor film producer and a mute priest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It sparked debates up and down the Golden State as many people at the time still held a high regard for the Franciscan priest who was canonized in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Kilmer was to play a Catholic priest named Fintan.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

"Up until the 2000s you would see maybe a nun or a priest quietly outside the clinic, but since about 2013 we were seeing groups like 40 Days for Life protesting," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“You’re a priest and you can hear what the people are saying about you down there.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila