missionary

Vatican watchers say that Leo -- who spent two decades as a missionary in Peru -- is anxious to make the long journey, but will likely follow the recommendations of his doctors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

He was ordained in 1982 and spent years as a missionary in Peru, where he is remembered as a figure who worked with marginalised communities and helped build bridges.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Related: My grandpa retired happily at 70 with $750K after working as a missionary.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

For a couple of years, Trinidad juggled barber college, work at FedEx and missionary work through his L.A. church, Iglesia De Jesucristo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The missionary stuffed the page into his pocket and moved his cart quickly down the block.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Dr Konyak points to explorers, colonial officials, missionaries and photographers drawn to tattooed faces, ornaments, weapons and headhunting, while the lives behind them often receded from view.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Rio and cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz shot Angh on 16mm film, drawing on photographs and footage of missionaries and Naga communities from the 1950s and 60s.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

A new San Gabriel mission was being built, five years after Franciscan missionaries had founded the original mission in a flood zone, which flooded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Brainerd’s journals, guided into print by his father-in-law, Jonathan Edwards, later inspired many Protestants either to become missionaries or to support mission agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Because of Dinka traditions and the work of the missionaries, I have two names.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau