church

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With Israeli restrictions allowing religious gatherings of up to 50 people at the time, he said the decision to deny the church leaders entry was "difficult to understand or justify".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

I grew up in the South, where not going to church made you strange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, the Catholic church, launching reforms that culminated in Vatican II, officially recognized that political institutions could be independent from church structures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

If you believe the official line, Pope Leo XIV is the direct successor to St. Peter, Jesus Christ’s chosen representative of his church on Earth.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Papa called it a miracle and preached about it in church.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney