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priest

[preest] / prist /


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Rosario Cossio, head of the town's Afro-Peruvian Museum, said that Zana's reputation for being cursed was linked to the murder of a priest during the colonial era.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Don Orione is another Italian priest, canonized in 2004, who devoted his life to assisting others.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

He said the example of an Irish Catholic priest who died serving as a British Army chaplain "has much to offer our own time when nationality and denomination run the risk of polarity".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

He’s brought in for questioning after allegedly conspiring with a dissident priest, only to find that his interrogator is a former student.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Maggie’s Catholic priest described her as a “humble, modest, and excellent soul.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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 Vatican declared a formal schism with the Society of St. Pius X, excommunicating its bishops and priests for consecrating four bishops without papal consent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

I remembered the Italian priests and bishops blessing Italian boys who were on their way to Ethiopia.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin


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