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pastoral letter

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noun

  1. pastoral.


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Dame Esther said she was concerned that the most senior Catholic in England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, had issued a pastoral letter urging parishioners to take action with MPs.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

Scotland’s Catholic voters will be advised to elect MPs “who reflect as closely as possible their beliefs”, in a pastoral letter from bishops which will be read out at all 500 Catholic churches this weekend.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019

In November, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops addressed slavery in a pastoral letter that discussed racism within the church and asked for forgiveness.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2019

Shortly after the memoir’s publication, then-Bishop Mark Sisk issued a pastoral letter describing Moore as “an exploiter of the vulnerable” who had been the subject of multiple complaints.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2018

The bishops had gathered together earlier in the week and drafted a pastoral letter to be read from every pulpit that Sunday.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez