priest

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They include a teenage boy with a piggy bank full of videogame winnings, a young woman in need of a heart transplant, a cash-poor film producer and a mute priest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

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

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

The man who was inspiring the protests was a priest named Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French