parishioners

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“Over recent weeks, individuals have repeatedly forced their way into Church properties on Hollywood Boulevard, disrupted religious and public facilities, damaged Church property, and endangered staff, parishioners and visitors.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

“Exactly what advice Ebel and Diestel dispensed to parishioners in a wide range of personal predicaments,” writes Mr. Clark, “we will never know.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Charlie suggested to the local priest the idea of using the parish church's juvenile sodality - a religious group for young parishioners - as the basis for a football league.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the chance to experience an increasingly rare communion with the sacred.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

From the beginning of their marriage she was a partner with Dorus in his professional life—going with him to visit parishioners and to bring food to the sick.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman