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Recent Examples of monsignor
Diddi also heard from Perlasca on March 1, 2022, when the monsignor filed a formal complaint alleging Chaouqui had threatened him and claimed to be working with prosecutors.
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Nicole Winfield, ajc, 5 Dec. 2022
The couple wrote their own vows, which were officiated by a Catholic monsignor and a Presbyterian minister.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
He was soon named a monsignor, an honor given by Pope John Paul II.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 5 Oct. 2022
After the monsignor relayed this story to the sniper task force, authorities phoned police in Alabama and learned that fingerprints from the store hadn’t yet been sent to the FBI for identification.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
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Nicole Winfield, ajc, 5 Dec. 2022
The couple wrote their own vows, which were officiated by a Catholic monsignor and a Presbyterian minister.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
He was soon named a monsignor, an honor given by Pope John Paul II.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 5 Oct. 2022
After the monsignor relayed this story to the sniper task force, authorities phoned police in Alabama and learned that fingerprints from the store hadn’t yet been sent to the FBI for identification.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsignor
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The prelate continued by ticking off a laundry list of crucial jobs and roles that undocumented immigrants play in American society as Trump glowered, flanked by First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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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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Flawed men take on the holy task of picking a new pope.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
29 Jan. 2025
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The dead pope — Oppenheimer Huge shoes for any of these guys to fill.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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The other two finalists in the presidential search are Michael Hartline, the dean of the College of Business at Florida State University, and John Volin, executive vice president and provost at the University of Maine.—
Jessica Abramsky,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the movie, Cardinal Lawrence, the beleaguered dean of the College of Cardinals, is tasked with keeping all the melodrama in check.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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Others, like the lecherous bishop (Peppe Lanzetta), seek to use her cerebral interests for a few quick sins of the flesh.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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Which bishop best represented the biblical calls for serving the marginalized in our society, the fawning cardinal or the prophetic bishop?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Klobuchar will issue a call to order, and Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the archbishop of New York, and the Rev. Franklin Graham will deliver an invocation.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2025
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He was named the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardin... Corbis via Getty Images ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Helena Skinner contributed to this report.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
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 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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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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“Monsignor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsignor. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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