priest
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And that backing can give them significantly more power and influence than a priest, typically a figure lower on the church’s organizational chart, would normally have.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
On the other hand, at the local Roman Catholic church down the street from our house, the priest took a long look at my son and me, and immediately separated us.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
In an essay this week, Paolo Benanti, a Catholic priest and technology ethicist, weighs in on the topic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
My great-uncle Dan was a diocesan priest at St. Charles Borromeo in Drexel Hill, Pa. Dan was a fire-and-brimstone hard-liner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Outnumbered, the Hitler Youth fled and the priest was unharmed.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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