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Recent Examples of pastor
The hour-long event will be an opportunity to ask questions and meet a pastor and connect with other new families.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Morris’ attorneys had requested the preliminary hearing after the former North Texas pastor was indicted by a grand jury in March on five felony charges of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The now pastor will undergo proton radiation therapy for seven weeks and take testosterone blockers, as in some cases the hormone can cause the cancer to grow.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Buried under the charred rubble on Life Changers Global Ministries’ parking lot is a promise that will be fulfilled, the decades-old south Phoenix church’s pastor is quick to assure.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Morris’ attorneys had requested the preliminary hearing after the former North Texas pastor was indicted by a grand jury in March on five felony charges of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The now pastor will undergo proton radiation therapy for seven weeks and take testosterone blockers, as in some cases the hormone can cause the cancer to grow.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Buried under the charred rubble on Life Changers Global Ministries’ parking lot is a promise that will be fulfilled, the decades-old south Phoenix church’s pastor is quick to assure.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastor
Noun
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Believers from across the Chicago area came to visit the Pilgrim Mother, which was blessed by Monsignor Efraín Hernández Díaz, rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Messages left with Sacred Heart Major Seminary and its current rector/president, Very Rev. Stephen Burr, were not returned.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The three killers might have gotten away with their crime if not for Casey, who eight months after the murder confessed to a clergyman and then led police to Pahler's mummified body.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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In a letter accompanying McKnight’s, the Rev. John Riley, the archdiocese’s vicar general and chancellor, asked those with information or concerns regarding the matter to contact the Miami County Sheriff’s Department at (913) 294-3232.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
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The saga began on Jan. 26 when Rev. John Melnick, vicar for clergy of the Archdiocese, announced the allegations and Jacobs’ removal from the Holy Trinity altar during Sunday Mass, which was also broadcast on YouTube.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In an area that used to produce influential Catholic churchmen the way the Dodgers churned out Rookies of the Year, Gomez has amounted to the living equivalent of a hair shirt: a mode of piety that serves no one but the wearer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Martini was a key figure in a group of churchmen who met annually in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to ponder how best to blunt John Paul and Ratzinger’s reactionary thrust.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most of the smashing is done by Tamburlaine, a Scythian shepherd by birth, who rises to the peaks of power, lays waste to one kingdom after another, and has the temerity, at the climax of Part 1, not to die.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Christian city was a significant bishop's seat in the region during the Byzantine era.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Before their procession Saturday, the pilgrims gathered for a Mass in the Gesù church held by a senior Italian bishop, Francesco Savino.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Vesta curates vetted deals, structures co-investments, and builds brand and growth infrastructure to protect downside and boost upside.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The app aggregates and curates options for watching live sports and is free to consumers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Pastor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastor. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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