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parish

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Recent Examples of parish The Cupichs attended a parish where mass was celebrated in Latin (the liturgical changes of the Second Vatican Council were yet to come) but the sermons were spoken in Croatian. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026 Days into the emergency, in the Caracas parish of San Bernardino, a border collie with one blue eye and one brown marked a precise point in the wreckage of the Residencias Rita. — Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Mikešić is a member of the club, and has grown up in the parish and community. — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 The meeting will shape the year ahead, reflect on the needs of women in the parish, and organize gatherings that support prayer, friendship and service. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for parish

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The laity’s faith in monks and in their ability to provide merit and moral guidance can suffer if monks break their vows, such as by drinking alcohol or having sex.

— Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Among other things, the council revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with other religions and the laity, and allowed Mass to be celebrated in vernacular languages rather than Latin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

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Cue an increasingly fraught war of words — and, eventually and inevitably, other very American weapons — in the congregation, with even the good preacher tiring of turning the other cheek.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Montilus said many Haitian members of her congregation, legal or not, are afraid to leave their homes for church.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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And then there are the animals The regulations say domestic or other animals kept in groups such as packs, herds, litters, bevies or flocks larger than three are prohibited, unless the Village approves otherwise by resolution.

— Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Kicking things off are pieces adorned with Tiffany’s latest flock of birds that take their cues from Schlumberger’s 1950s Flames earrings, meant to resemble solar flares in its appearance.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

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At this point, the business has had donated more than a million dollars to the homeless, Youth For Christ, and our church from profits.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Eze, whose ministry has churches in the US, UK, and Canada, said many who attend his conferences are Black, but some are White as well.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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