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Recent Examples of parish
The parish has already started a light Sunday breakfast and is looking into offering free meals on nights that nearby church food programs are off.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Every day since October 2023, the late Pope Francis rang the Holy Family Church in Gaza City to speak to church leaders and some of the Palestinians staying in the parish, Father Gabriel Romanelli, previously told CNN.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
The story begins when Jud arrives at his new parish and meets the powerful, fear-mongering Msgr.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Right now, Elmer says the school's overarching parish does not have financial issues, but that this is a larger market decision.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Every day since October 2023, the late Pope Francis rang the Holy Family Church in Gaza City to speak to church leaders and some of the Palestinians staying in the parish, Father Gabriel Romanelli, previously told CNN.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
The story begins when Jud arrives at his new parish and meets the powerful, fear-mongering Msgr.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Right now, Elmer says the school's overarching parish does not have financial issues, but that this is a larger market decision.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parish
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Indeed, nuns are now teaching philosophy within their own nunneries at home and abroad, becoming principals of their institutions, serving as role models for other nuns and the laity, and entering long retreats – a staple of Buddhist contemplative activities on the path to awakening.—
Darcie Price-Wallace,
The Conversation,
26 Sep. 2025
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To believe that churches can direct the laity on how to vote, whether for members of the school board or for the president of the country, is to deny the Christian teaching that all humans are made in the image of God and can understand and follow his will themselves.—
Esau McCaulley,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
Noun
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But mirroring a national trend of shrinking religious orders and congregations, the last nuns left in 2022.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Her grandfather preached and her grandmother worked as the congregation’s pianist, setting an early foundation for her father.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chickens form friendships and mourn the loss of flock mates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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More than 13 thousand videos have been posted on TikTok under the #owlimpression hashtag, with many racking up millions of views, inspiring more owl variants to join the flock.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nanos said Nancy Guthrie didn't attend her Sunday church service, adding that her family was notified about the absence by a churchgoer.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Bishop agrees, but insists that since no other Franciscans are female, Aleys must be sent to the nearby Beguines—laywomen who take no vows, live in community, and work to support the church.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Parish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parish. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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