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The Guardian reports that the Parisian fire brigade's chaplain, Jean-Marc Fournier, refused to remain outside the burning building, and insisted on joining in a human chain to rescue the religious relic. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "How a Heroic Priest Helped Save the Crown of Thorns from the Notre-Dame Fire," 16 Apr. 2019 The family was greeted at Christ Medical Center by a chaplain, who tried to reassure her. — Peter Nickeas, chicagotribune.com, "Girl shot as she and sister flee gunfire: 'She turned around, she didn’t see Jazmyne'," 9 May 2018 Alabama’s decision to turn down Muslim Domineque Ray’s request for an imam to be at his execution, making available only a Christian chaplain. — Robert Barnes, The Seattle Times, "Brett Kavanaugh pivots as Supreme Court allows one execution, stops another," 30 Mar. 2019 Now is also the opportunity to request a visit from an instructor, psychologist, or chaplain. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Air Force Is Changing How Special Ops Fighters Are Trained," 12 Feb. 2019 This team can include specialized doctors and nurses, social workers, nutritionists, and chaplains. — Korin Miller, SELF, "6 Different End-of-Life Care Options to Know if You or a Loved One Is Sick," 18 Dec. 2018 The pair will offer insights into the team, staff and everyone’s favorite nonagenarian team chaplain. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Best bets at Printers Row Lit Fest," 23 May 2018 Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt stole America's hearts last month when basketball was introduced to the 98-year-old chaplain for the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team. — Jenna West, SI.com, "Sister Jean Threw Out the First Pitch at Cubs' Home Opener," 10 Apr. 2018 Loyola Chicago has become the bracket buster adopted by a nation, and no one has developed more of a following than Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the Ramblers' 98-year-old team chaplain. — Ben Bolch, latimes.com, "How Loyola Chicago and Michigan match up in the Final Four," 31 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chaplain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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