1.   Then the priest blesses the bread and wine.

2.   The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding.

3.   A local Catholic priest blessed the bodies as they were taken away.

4.   Priests bless new government offices, meet with officials, influence laws.

5.   So my nanny took me to the miraculous Madonna at Sacro Monte in Varese, the priest blessed me, and I walked.

6.   Some bishops have quietly ordained gay and lesbian priests, and some priests have unofficially blessed same-sex unions.

7.   A Franciscan priest blessed the dead.

8.   Earlier, during the funeral Mass, one mourner in a black dress fainted as the priests were blessing the plywood coffins.

9.   Four Hindu priests blessed the monarch and her husband, Prince Philip, wishing them peace and long life.

10.   In Japan, the sumo wrestling ring is sacred ground, blessed by priests and purified with salt before each bout.