clergy

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On Sept. 19, Black joined a group of clergy and activists outside the Broadview facility.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Nonprofessional counselors, including family and clergy, can still engage in this conduct, as can professional counselors outside of their paid practice.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

More than 40 of England's 108 bishops are now women, with a similar proportion among priests, after women clergy were first permitted in the early 1990s.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Religious endowments known as bonyads control billions of dollars in assets that bankroll social services for the poor, salaries for clergy and industrial manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Maycomb’s regular pastors ate free for a week also, and it was hinted in disrespectful quarters that the local clergy deliberately led their churches into holding separate services, thereby gaining two more weeks’ honoraria.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee