parish

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Along with a thousand or so other Catholics, Dowling had walked more than a mile from a nearby parish church to the Broadview facility.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

QLAYAA, Lebanon — The bells rang, their peals obscuring the buzz of the Israeli drone overhead as the casket of Father Pierre al-Rahi arrived at the parish he had served.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Kaaleeraq Ringsted, the catechist of the tiny parish, lives alone at 74.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

According to parish council records, 100 people have died on The Broomway, with the last known death in 1919.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

In the summer of 1848, Mendel began work as a parish priest in Brno.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee