Clergyman as a Subject and Object of Death Commemoration in Late Medieval Prussian Town by Marcin Sumowski

“…The article explores four foundations by priests in Thorn (Toruń) as good examples of the bourgeois religious culture of Late Medieval Prussia. …”
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„... nenábožnost nynějšího věku ...“ Proměny zbožnosti ve druhé polovině 19. století očima katolických kněží by Hana Stoklasová

“… This paper tries to describe the transformations of godliness in the second half of the 19th century in the way that it was reflected by Catholic priests who were in daily contact with believers of all social groups in towns and villages. …”
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Maleagi 1:9 - 'n crux interpretum by S. D. Snyman

“…The speaker is identified as the prophet and not the priests or the people. Finally, it is indicated that there is no need to understand the text ironically; it is rather a serious appeal by the prophet directed to the priests. …”
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The synthesis of the Gospel and life as a goal of evangelization by Stanisław Dyk

“…In implementing the priestly function, the focus was on celebrating the Eucharist, revealing it as a source of human strength and energy, a school of sacramental perception of life and appreciation of matter, as well as a space for forming a new man. …”
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Procesy s katolickými duchovními a členy řádů projednávané Krajským soudem v Ústí nad Labem v letech 1953-1960 by Ivana Hrachová

“…The internment of top representatives of the catholic church and arrests of ordinary priests took place at that time together with state organized anti-clerical actions aimed against the church unity. …”
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Matouš Konečný a jeho podíl na výchově a vzdělávání bratrských duchovních na počátku 17. století by Jiří Just

“… Matouš Konečný, the bishop of the Bohemian Brethren in Mladá Boleslav between 1609‒1622, was responsible also for the education of deacons and priests of this protestant confession. The realization of this mission made him possible his contacts with Matthias Martini, the rector of the Gymnasium illustre at Bremen. …”
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Note sur l’Étude paléopathologique des individus inhumés dans l’ancien monastère des prêtres Lóios de Arraiolos (Portugal) by Paula Tavares

“…The old monastery of the Lóios de Arraiolos priests (Alto Alentejo, Portugal) dedicated in the past to «Nossa Senhora da Assunção», was inhabited between the 16th and 19th century by the blue canons, also called the Lóios priests. …”
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A Literary Interpretation of Blood Symbolism in Ifá Divination Poetry by Oluwabunmi Tope Bernard

“… Tis study undertakes a literary analysis of blood as a symbol as contained in the Ifá divination poetry among the Yorùbá of Southwestern Nigeria, which the researcher has collected through personal observations, consultations, and interviews with Ifá priests. Using Ricoeur’s hermeneutics theory of interpretation, the findings show that the selected Ifá divination poems present the symbolic interpretations of blood in Ifá corpus as it is entrenched in the Yorùbá psychology, sexuality, religiosity, worldview, identity and kinship. …”
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El hecho extraordinario: García Morente by Juana Sánchez-Gey Venegas

“…Manuel García Morente, a Spanish philosopher of the 20th century, well-known Kantian scholar and convinced agnostic, narrates in a work entitled El hecho extraordinario his experience of conversion to Christianity and, even more, his priestly vocation. Thus, the professor of ethics and dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Madrid explains the experience of God in his life, the previous argumentation about the existence of God, through the understanding of the concepts of determinism and providence and, in a special way, the event that marked his personal life that April night in Paris.…”
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Święty Jan z Ávili doktorem Kościoła by Wojciech Zyzak

“…He also shows John of Ávila as an expert in priestly spirituality.…”
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A New American “Physical Morality”: Martha Graham and the Revaluation of the Body in Letter to the World by Adeline Chevrier-Bosseau

“…Influenced by Nietzsche, Graham opposed the repressive forces of a Puritan “priestly mode of valuation” to a life-affirming, joyful urge in the soul that fosters creativity and doesn’t devalue the body. …”
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I manoscritti etiopici della Biblioteca Statale di Montevergine a Mercogliano, Avellino by Alessandro Bausi

“…The manuscripts date to the nineteenth (non post 1895 CE, Cod. 24, Praise of Mary and Gate of Light) and to the beginning of the twentieth century (1907/1908 CE, Ms. 3, Image of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Priests and Ethiopian Psalter). The first manuscript was apparently taken from the field tent of Rās Mangašā after the Battle of Saganayti, on 15 January 1895, and eventually donated on 27 November 1900 by Daǧāzmāč Mikāʾel to the Italian colonial officer Ilario Capomazza. …”
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GERMAN PATTERN MELODIES OF THE 16ᵀᴴ CENTURY PROTESTANT HUNGARIAN HYMNS by Ágnes TÖRÖK

“…This essay discusses the hymns and does not draw a distinction between the text writer Luther and the melody writer Luther or other German hymn writer priests. On the basis of István Gálszécsi’s and Gallus Huszár’s Hymnal this essay proves that the majority of the foreign melodies of the sixteenth century Hungarian Protestant song-material shows German relations despite some of today’s conclusions. …”
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Torture, Crimes Against Humanity and the Abuse of International Law by Ronald J. Rychlak

“… In 2014, United Nations Committee Against Torture raised the possibility that the Vatican’s handling of sexual abuse cases involving Catholic priests constituted torture under international law. …”
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The Living Camera in the Ritual Landscape: The Teachers of the Tatuutsi Maxakwaxi School, the Wixárika Ancestors, and the <i>Teiwari</i> Negotiate Videography by Lea Kantonen, Pekka Kantonen

“…The making of art, discussed in this article, is a bodily activity as it includes walking with a camera in the Wixárika ritual landscape, interviewing people for the camera, and documenting the work and rituals of the pupils, teachers, and the mara’akate (shaman-priests) planning the community-based museum.…”
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Presentation and Analysis of “Three Teachings Syncretism” in Song and Jin Poetry and Its Modern Significance by Enhai Lei, Xudong Hu

“…Second, it examines the reasons behind this phenomenon, including the intellectualization of poetry and the Confucian academic background of Buddhist monks and Daoist priests. Thirdly, it explores the value and significance of this thought for modern China, showcasing the inherent diversity, inclusiveness, and harmony in Chinese culture.…”
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Jesuit Fathers Beyond the Iron Curtain: Directions and Challenges of Lithuanian Jesuit Exiles in the 20th Century by Ignas Stanevičius

“…In 1948, with the approval of the Jesuit leadership in Rome, the Jesuits established a vice-province that brought together all the priests separated from the native Lithuanian Jesuit province. …”
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The New Normal in Pastoral Care: The Enduring Legacy of Media Appropriation in the Post-Pandemic Roman Catholic Church by Giulia Isetti, Michael de Rachewiltz, Harald Pechlaner

“…By leveraging 20 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2020 and 2024 with parish priests and laypeople with an office in the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone (Italy), this paper explores the enduring legacy of the pandemic in terms of digital engagement in Roman Catholic pastoral activities. …”
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„Horlivost jejich v kázání slova Božího…“ Církevní řády a rekatolizace by Ivana Čornejová

“… The process of counter-reformation in the Czech lands after the Bílá hora battle (1620) was made more difficult not only for the resistance of non-catholics, but also for the lack of priests in the ecclesiastic administration. It was caused by the religious situation in the times of the Hussite revolution and then during the process of reformation in 16th century. …”
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Burial customs and the pollution of death in ancient Rome: procedures and paradoxes by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…These paradoxes can largely be explained as reflecting the very practical policies of legislators and priests for whom considerations of hygiene were a higher priority than cultural/religious views. …”
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