parish

The referendum was organised by the local parish council and out of 312 votes cast, 285 voted to leave, there were 26 no votes, and one ballot paper was spoiled.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The local parish council chair Tim McNally said that the village will now be known as the "principality of Piddington".

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Shannon McManus, a resident of another rural Louisiana parish with a data center in the works, told NPR that he’s all for progress, but just asks for honesty from tech giants.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

In the parish seat—where the downtown is lined with well-preserved, historic buildings—Landry said the project will help keep Louisianians in Louisiana and stem the population loss that has plagued the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

She and her husband, Donald, were schoolteachers in a tiny village called Harewood, in the central Jamaican parish of Saint Catherine’s.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The Catholic Diocese of Derry spans 51 parishes across almost all of County Londonderry, parts of County Tyrone and a very small area across the River Bann in County Antrim.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Although stretching out to include the two parishes, at the heart of the southern constituency is the ancient capital of the Isle of Man.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Criticism of Trump’s attack on the pope also came from the Knights of Columbus, a nonpartisan lay Catholic organization with far-reaching influence in parishes across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

The Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, two Catholic parishes in Colorado and two parents, Dan and Lisa Sheley, filed suit, but lost in lower courts, prompting the appeal to the Supreme Court.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

In dozens of tiny local parishes throughout the archdiocese, priests preach and practice what Matthew said.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario