parish
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Delivering the result, Susannah Parden, vice chair of the parish council, said: "We are Piddington the village that roars."
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
We were walking to our parish church for the Mass of the Rooster, Mama, Papa, my sisters.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
He served in several parishes within the Archdiocese of Birmingham before becoming Bishop of Northampton in 2020.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The most effective antipoverty work usually happens when people in local parishes tackle local problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
A large majority of U.S. counties and parishes have had a flood event in the past 10 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
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