priest

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The parish priest spoke about the importance of creating a society that respects women, saying: "We always have to challenge our culture."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Ordained a priest in 2002, she became the first female Bishop of London in 2018, only four years after the church began allowing women bishops after years of bitter factional wrangling.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It sparked debates up and down the Golden State as many people at the time still held a high regard for the Franciscan priest who was canonized in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

In 1857, a French Catholic priest planted the first coffee bush in Vietnam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Maggie’s Catholic priest described her as a “humble, modest, and excellent soul.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock