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Recent Examples of abbot
Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, pictured on August 24, 2006, in Dengfeng of Henan Province, China.
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
In total, the outlets reported that nine abbots and senior monks have stepped down from their roles or been thrown out of the monkhood in relation to Emsawat’s case.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 17 July 2025
For years, guilt and anguish haunted the temple’s abbot, Ham Tae-wan.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 13 June 2025
On the Sunday before the wedding, two of them—the abbot emeritus Padre Norberto Villa and his colleague Padre Paolo Maria Censori—filed into the Chapel of the Dead to celebrate Mass.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
In total, the outlets reported that nine abbots and senior monks have stepped down from their roles or been thrown out of the monkhood in relation to Emsawat’s case.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 17 July 2025
For years, guilt and anguish haunted the temple’s abbot, Ham Tae-wan.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 13 June 2025
On the Sunday before the wedding, two of them—the abbot emeritus Padre Norberto Villa and his colleague Padre Paolo Maria Censori—filed into the Chapel of the Dead to celebrate Mass.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbot
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Saint Urban, by the way, was a Franco-German bishop deemed the patron of winemakers.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Episcopal Church elected Gene Robinson in 2003 as the first openly gay bishop, leading to lasting tensions with the broader Anglican Communion.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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As the Detroit archbishop, Weisenburger has ultimate authority over the seminary, the largest of its kind in Michigan.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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People laid out candles and votive objects before it; even the archbishop came to witness it.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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While the presence of a new pope has drawn speculation about whether the pilgrimage will open doors for dialogue, SSPX has been preparing for the trip since before Pope Francis’s death in April.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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Since his papacy began in May, the pope has been robust in his criticisms of Israel’s war in Gaza, consistently voicing his concern for Palestinian civilians facing Israeli bombardment.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Honoree Fleming, a retired college dean, was shot dead in October 2023 while walking near her favorite trail near the Vermont State University campus in Castleton, Vt., the Associated Press reported at the time.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
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Blake Fabrikant has seen the benefits of phone-free schools as the dean of students at The Sharon Academy, a small independent high school in Sharon, Vt.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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The sudden revision of birthdates shortly before a conclave alters that balance—especially by adding two senior prelates from Africa, a region that has seen exponential Catholic growth but limited influence in papal elections.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Francis dramatically reshaped the group of prelates who will soon cast their votes for his successor in front of Michelangelo’s fresco of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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Messages left with Sacred Heart Major Seminary and its current rector/president, Very Rev. Stephen Burr, were not returned.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The two were married on June 6 at the Old Chapel at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pa., by the Rev. Elizabeth Keeler, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, Va.—
Jenny Block,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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