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Recent Examples of parish
The parish dates back to 1886, and the seven current buildings on the parish campus date from between 1917 and 1957, Preservation Chicago said.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The local parish was very poor, Caudill remembered, and the church itself was just one large room, similar to his own church today.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Four of Cincinnati's oldest West Side parishes are making plans to merge into a new parish that would serve hundreds of Catholics who attend their churches and schools.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
At first, the ceremony — performed publicly before the entire parish — seems like a hoax.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The local parish was very poor, Caudill remembered, and the church itself was just one large room, similar to his own church today.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Four of Cincinnati's oldest West Side parishes are making plans to merge into a new parish that would serve hundreds of Catholics who attend their churches and schools.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
At first, the ceremony — performed publicly before the entire parish — seems like a hoax.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parish
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This United States Conference of Catholic Bishops call for an hour of prayer, which can be offered publicly or privately, went out to every bishop, priest and the laity, according to Rockford Diocese spokesperson Penny Wiegert.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Despite the bishops’ protests, the laity seems to be aligning more with the president than with their shepherds.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Dec. 2025
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The entire campus remains an active crime scene so the congregation will not be able to hold services on site this week.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The rabbi of a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, credited security training with enabling him to respond when a man took him and three congregations hostage in 2022.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Teyana Taylor Fashionable birds of a feather flock together.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Where To Stay While there was a time when Wimberley was a place that didn’t necessarily care to be found by tourists, and therefore was perhaps without amenities and accommodations for an overnight trip, a flock of openings has turned it into somewhere people like to stick around.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bang opposite is the incredibly unusual, brutalist Santa Barbara church.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black Americans who had propped up the retail giant's fortunes.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Parish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parish. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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