priest

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“Christianity isn’t a pacifist religion,” says the Rev. Gerald Murray, a Catholic priest and commentator on EWTN.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

Kilmer was to play a Catholic priest named Fintan.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Not the priest, but the poet, had influence with heaven—and no one was ever afraid of a poet.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton