parishioners

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Parishioners proceed to the front of the church, where a priest or deacon marks a black cross on their foreheads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Parishioners were informed that the Archdiocese is cooperating with law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Parishioners last year expressed concerns about the risks to which they believed they had been exposed.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023

Parishioners in wooden pews, illuminated by sunlight from stained-glass windows, swayed, lifted their arms and sang along to songs infused with Calypso beats.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022

I have left, says he, all my Affairs in his Hands, and being willing to lay an Obligation upon him, have deposited with him thirty Marks, to be distributed among his poor Parishioners.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph