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Recent Examples of bishop
This fantastical rom-com centers on a bishop (David Niven) who prays for help in his pursuit to build a new cathedral.
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Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
For instance, in ancient Egypt, people who experienced loss of skin pigment (vitiligo) would treat the condition by covering their skin with the juice of false bishop's weed (Ammi majus) and then lying in the sun to darken their skin.
—Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
Circumstances go awry, disappearance and murder are introduced, and Jérémie attaches himself to a geriatric bishop (Jacques Develay), and an unlikely bond, or at least a confidence between them, blooms.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Santa, based on the fourth-century Greek bishop Saint Nicholas, has taken many different forms throughout the years, but his generosity remains a constant part of the holiday season.
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—Aïda Amer, Axios, 25 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
For instance, in ancient Egypt, people who experienced loss of skin pigment (vitiligo) would treat the condition by covering their skin with the juice of false bishop's weed (Ammi majus) and then lying in the sun to darken their skin.
—Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
Circumstances go awry, disappearance and murder are introduced, and Jérémie attaches himself to a geriatric bishop (Jacques Develay), and an unlikely bond, or at least a confidence between them, blooms.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Santa, based on the fourth-century Greek bishop Saint Nicholas, has taken many different forms throughout the years, but his generosity remains a constant part of the holiday season.
Want more stories like this?
—Aïda Amer, Axios, 25 Dec. 2024
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Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, aligning the U.S. capital's archdiocese with one of his most progressive allies.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Pope Francis named a progressively minded ally, Cardinal Robert McElroy, as the archbishop of Washington.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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To the outside world, the selection of a new pope is a solemn and mysterious ritual that ends with white smoke emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.—
Scott Tobias,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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History’s first Latin American pope was asked Sunday night about the Trump administration pledges of deportations during an appearance on a popular Italian talk show, Che Tempo Che Fa.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added.—
Hannah Peart,
NBC News,
28 Oct. 2024
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The abbot told him to begin every morning by performing exactly 108 bows, a meditation exercise in Korean Buddhism.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2024
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
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Chuck Goudie, Chicago media's dean of investigations, is no longer on the air at ABC7.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly Dodd, dean of Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is an expert in outbreak response for emerging infectious diseases.—
Kimberly Dodd,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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The prelate suggested that any rush toward legalizing civil divorce could undermine Filipino families – the foundational aspect of society, according to the country’s constitution.—
Mark Saludes,
The Christian Science Monitor,
9 Oct. 2024
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Archbishop José Gomez, the soft-spoken, hard-line prelate.—
Shelby Grad,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2024
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The pastor at the church, Jose Cervantes, said the first fire refugees arrived at the church on Tuesday.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The pastors, Max Lucado and Joakim Lundqvist, have been serving in the roles since last summer.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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