1.   This all happened long ago, when priests held sway over the majority of the Irish people.

2.   In Russian Orthodox weddings, the priest holds crowns over the head of the bride and groom as he recites the service.

3.   Retired priests may not hold administrative jobs, but they may still perform sacramental duties, such as Mass.

4.   The priest holds the nose and keeps the mouth sealed as he immerses the baby three times, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

5.   When the mine is blessed, a priest holds aloft a giant crucifix, whose Christ figure is cast in gleaming silver.

6.   Orthodox priests held a memorial service, and the blue smoke of incense smoke curled in the hot summer air.

7.   A priest held a Hindu ceremony near the ruins of the mosque, handing over a pillar to a government official.

8.   In a compromise with the government, the Hindu priests held their ceremony held outside the contested area.

9.   In one oil painting, a fat priest holds a silly umbrella.

10.   It was the third time that Shinto priests held the ceremony in honor of the fallen soldiers.