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Recent Examples of parish
Pope Francis blesses ashes: Marks Ash Wednesday as health stable
A day earlier, Francis marked Ash Wednesday by blessing ashes and placing a call from his hospital room to a Gaza parish.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Francis is also known to have reached out to a parish in Gaza, resuming his efforts to maintain communication amid the ongoing conflict.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Despite this, the pontiff has kept in touch from his hospital bed with a parish in the Gaza Strip.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
News of Francis' condition has sent shock waves through this small community in the Gaza Strip, with the Holy Family parish's prayers for him highlighting the deep bond formed between the pontiff and the Palestinian church throughout the devastating war.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Francis is also known to have reached out to a parish in Gaza, resuming his efforts to maintain communication amid the ongoing conflict.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Despite this, the pontiff has kept in touch from his hospital bed with a parish in the Gaza Strip.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
News of Francis' condition has sent shock waves through this small community in the Gaza Strip, with the Holy Family parish's prayers for him highlighting the deep bond formed between the pontiff and the Palestinian church throughout the devastating war.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parish
Noun
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In some temples, a monk’s duty is to sit inside one of the main halls and wait until the laity comes to receive offerings and give blessings.—
Brooke Schedneck,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
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As the laity began organizing in an effort to meet these obligations, a variety of institutions external to the parish were also confronted with the parish’s new position.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The video was shared with claims that the congregation was locked in the church as $40,000 was demanded in offerings.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Above all, Whitewater Bay was defined by its vast congregations of birds.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Millions of tourists from all over flock to the nation's capital each spring to catch a glimpse of the treasured cherry blossom trees.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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In addition, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has advocated allowing bird flu to spread through flocks to potentially induce immunity among birds and animals.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Community Relations Service employees have quietly intervened with church leaders, community leaders, relatives of victims of violence and city administrators to ward off unrest, lawsuits or boycotts.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Just in the first few months of 2025, Robert Boo’s Pride Center discovered four people in Broward County who had HIV through its free testing at churches, festivals, pharmacies and nightclubs.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Parish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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