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Recent Examples of episcopal
Established and state-regulated by the late fourth century, Christian sanctuary was based in episcopal intercession and penitential discipline; it was intended to spare the body the worst consequences of crime and thereby to save the soul from the everlasting implications of sin.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2020
While Barron's episcopal office concerns his parishes in Minnesota — where he is already widely known — his public influence stretches around the world via his books, videos, radio shows and documentaries with his Word on Fire ministries.
—Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022
Whitehead got out of the car, wearing a Fendi blazer and a large episcopal ruby ring.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2023
These prohibitions weren’t very effective; a thousand years later, astrologers were active at the papal and episcopal courts, and within the entourages of numerous Christian rulers.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2020
While Barron's episcopal office concerns his parishes in Minnesota — where he is already widely known — his public influence stretches around the world via his books, videos, radio shows and documentaries with his Word on Fire ministries.
—Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022
Whitehead got out of the car, wearing a Fendi blazer and a large episcopal ruby ring.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2023
These prohibitions weren’t very effective; a thousand years later, astrologers were active at the papal and episcopal courts, and within the entourages of numerous Christian rulers.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
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How to Watch It: Prime Video. Conclave Photo: Focus Features The Awards Chatter: This papal drama has been everywhere in the awards-season chatter and is on its way to a likely Best Picture nod.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The acclaimed drama stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal who uncovers secrets and scandals at the Vatican while organizing a papal conclave to elect the next pope.Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, on her 110th birthday, Lucas, who is also the oldest living nun in the world, was honored with an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis, per Guinness World Records.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Pope Francis's stop in East Timor is part of his ongoing apostolic journey across four countries between Sept. 2 and Sept. 13.Timothy H.J. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Many had been duped by ads promising clerical, technical or customer service jobs in Southeast Asia.Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Sponsor reserves the right to correct clerical or typographical errors in promotional materials.Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
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On October 28, 2024, the Spanish Ministry of Finance published a ministerial order specifying the technical requirements for these billing systems.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Its brand is now recognizable across the country from bicycle stands in cities to ministerial meetings.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The southern tradition is rooted partly in a century-old revolt against the privileges granted to Brahmans, the priestly caste that sits at the top of Hinduism’s ancient social hierarchy.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has made several visits to Rebibbia since becoming pope in 2013 while also including prison visits in many of his foreign trips.Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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The prose is confiding and, in places, pontifical.Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2020
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That revelation, coupled with other recent pontifical critiques, have quickly dissolved the notion that the Dec. 31 death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a symbolic leader of the church’s conservative wing, might lessen the opposition to Francis.Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
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Prosperity is lauded dozens of times in the Book of Mormon, so knocking for commissions can feel almost sacerdotal.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
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Diminution drains this office of the sacerdotal pomposities that have encrusted it.Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2017
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From the June 2022 issue: How politics poisoned the evangelical Church Pretty straightforward, and a head-on challenge to the world.James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The resignation came after The News asked Adams’ office late Thursday for comment about the fact that Bernard, who leads the city’s largest evangelical church, maintains a residency on Long Island.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Episcopal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episcopal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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