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parish

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Recent Examples of parish The hotel works with a local Franciscan friar from Ravello, Friar Marcus, to introduce interested guests to the chapel, or whisk them on tours of Ravello, his local parish (and the home of Villas Cimbrone and Rufolo). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The parish maintains such admissions would violate church's right to the free exercise of religion. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 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 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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During court proceedings, relatives and friends accused Mackenzie of indoctrinating his congregation with doomsday sermons.

— Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Hamilton brought a friendly, centrist persona and a knack for fundraising to the race as the founder of the 25,000-member Church of the Resurrection in the Kansas City area, the nation’s largest United Methodist congregation.

— John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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During our walk, Kewman and I came upon a flock of California quail beside the trail.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
In remote ranching outposts across the treeless plateau of Chubut province, life revolves around tending flocks on steppes and shearing sheep in sheds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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