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Recent Examples of monsignor
Narratively, Daniel Craig’s returning lead Benoit Blanc takes a back pew to the conflict between a sensitive priest and a malignant monsignor who has turned away from Jesus’ teachings.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
And finally, that Jud had hidden a flask the monsignor dropped when dying to protect his reputation.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
This go around, Blanc (Daniel Craig) descends on an upstate New York town to solve the murder of a domineering and hate-spewing monsignor (Brolin).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2025
The plot revolves around a young priest (Josh O'Connor) who's accused of killing the monsignor (Josh Brolin).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
And finally, that Jud had hidden a flask the monsignor dropped when dying to protect his reputation.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
This go around, Blanc (Daniel Craig) descends on an upstate New York town to solve the murder of a domineering and hate-spewing monsignor (Brolin).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2025
The plot revolves around a young priest (Josh O'Connor) who's accused of killing the monsignor (Josh Brolin).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsignor
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Barron, the prelate of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, is delivering an address at President Donald Trump’s Rededicate 250 event on Sunday.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 May 2026
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In roughly 33 hours over the course of two days, the diverse group of international prelates elected Prevost on the fourth ballot.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The trip, though, has underscored how the country of 50 million people, which experienced a religious crisis after its 20th-century dictatorship ended, still has plenty of faithful Catholics who have turned out in droves to welcome the American pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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On board the plane from Rome to Madrid, the pope made light of facing competition from Bad Bunny, who was in the Spanish capital at the same time.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Ayanna Howard, the dean of Ohio State University's engineering college and appointee to the federal government's National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, was chosen to be the next president of Spelman College in Atlanta, a historically Black liberal arts institution for women.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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Brenda McAleer, dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Maine at Augusta — which is preparing to offer a bachelor’s of applied public administration — said the degrees were designed for adults who already have some work experience or have taken some college courses.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Leo spent decades as a missionary and bishop in Peru before becoming pope last May, and will speak Spanish throughout most of the trip.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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John Carroll, who became the first American bishop in 1790, was devoted to Mary throughout his life.—
Bridget Retzloff,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Guests including the archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Monsignor Renato Boccardo; the mayor of Norcia, Giuliano Boccanera, and the president of the Umbria region, Stefania Proietti, attended the ceremonial ribbon-cutting.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 May 2026
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Pope Leo in December appointed Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks as archbishop of New York, signifying a move to a more pastoral and missionary-inspired leadership in one of the largest archdiocese in the nation.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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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 first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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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 court found that Shi used his positions, including as the temple abbot, to illegally embezzle more than $19 million alone or in conspiracy with others, between 2003 and 2025, CCTV reported.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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According to a relative of Nathan who provided some of the sources Amit studied, the abbot reportedly also wrote letters to the Vatican and to monasteries in Switzerland pleading for a safe exit for Wolfgang.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Monsignor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsignor. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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