priest

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She was still performing that role when she was ordained as a priest in 2002 and became the first female Bishop of London in 2018.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Kilmer was to play a Catholic priest named Fintan.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

"She was the kind of person who brought a smile to your face as soon as you met her," the local priest said.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

At one point, they were kicked out of the Austrian refugee program and became homeless until a Catholic priest took them in and made them caretakers of a medieval church.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

We watch as these elders, once proud Jews, walk slowly behind the priest, wanting nothing but a bowl of soup and a bed after the miserable time on the road.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar