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parish

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Recent Examples of parish Worst off were those displaced from the parish of their birth, driven out by conflict or condemnation. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 His itinerary includes a stop at a parish in Casavalle, a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital plagued by drug trafficking and gang violence. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 In the early hours of September 16, Hidalgo summoned the people of Dolores by ringing the church bell of his parish. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 In surveillance video released by the Diocese of Brooklyn, the masked man violently hits the statue outside the church in what Catholic officials say is the latest in a string of attacks targeting the parish. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 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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Everyone was chatting and enjoying the beautiful weather, Spiro, a 36-year-old rabbi at Hill Havurah congregation in Washington, recalled.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
With Noah’s career back on track, the congregation itself mostly fades into the background.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

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Large outbreaks force farms to cull their flocks to prevent the spread of the disease, diminishing the domestic supply of chickens and raising prices.

— Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
In September 2025, bird flu was found at turkey farms in Le Sueur, Blue Earth and Stearns counties, weeks after the state's first detection since April in a Redwood County flock.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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The broadcaster reported that more than a hundred people had gathered in and around the church for a funeral procession.

— Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
At least seven people were killed, and 27 injured, after gunmen opened fire on a church in Jordan’s southern Karak province in an unprecedented attack that has left the nation stunned.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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