priest

A priest is a religious leader, typically in the Christian faith, who is ordained to perform religious duties, administer sacraments, and provide spiritual guidance to a congregation.

Why it’s in the news: Priests are in the news due to a fatal stabbing attack at a Polish abbey and related legal proceedings, as well as for participating in religious ceremonies like blessing animals in the Philippines.

Latest on priest

• Philippine priests bless dogs, cats and a snail for St. Francis feast
• Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey
• Knifeman kills priest, injures 4 in attack at Polish abbey
• Man who stabbed priest at St Joseph’s Church gets jail, caning
• Philippine school for exorcists draws priests from Asia as cases ‘pile up’
• A man armed with a knife killed a priest and injured four other people during an attack on clergy and worshippers at a Benedictine abbey in southern Poland on Thursday, authorities said.

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