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As evening fell over the square on Monday, hundreds of people gathered in front of Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of the nominal basilica, who led a rosary prayer.—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025 The archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) said that High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) strikes on Russia by Ukraine are God's punishment for abortions, according to the Moscow Times.—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 An archpriest, ordained for over 10 years, Bock, 66, shared with The Arizona Republic some of the traditions and customs Eastern Orthodox Christians adhere to during their Lenten and Holy Week.—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024 On this cloudless afternoon, beneath a gossamer canopy of pine trees, archpriest Bogdan Dumindiak has finished a graveside service for a grandmother killed in the apartment attack.—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023 Before the general populace were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body.—Fox News, 3 Jan. 2023 Before the rank-and-file faithful were allowed into the basilica, prayers were recited and the basilica’s archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, sprinkled holy water over the body, and a small cloud of incense was released near the bier.—Time, 2 Jan. 2023 Don Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, was the archpriest of Casnigo, a town in northern Italy about 50 miles northeast of Milan.—Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020 Law moved to Italy to serve as archpriest of the Papal Liberian Basilica of St. Mary Major after he was forced to resign in 2002 as archbishop of Boston.—Laura Smith-Spark and Delia Gallagher, CNN, 21 Dec. 2017
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