priest
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I even had aspirations to become a priest, because I find few things more noble than dedicating your life to helping others.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 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
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
In 1857, a French Catholic priest planted the first coffee bush in Vietnam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The holy woman told Xuthus that the priest wished to speak to him, and when he was gone she held out to Ion what she was carrying.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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