These Christian organizations, concerned primarily with the spiritual affairs of their congregations, have occasionally acted in circumstances described by the government as political.

He took a mixed view in spiritual affairs.

They are also to supervise the spiritual and material affairs of religious women.

As churchgoers gathered today to talk and think of spiritual affairs, they listened to a sermon taken from the nation's headlines.

The court of appeals decision gave the 1913 corporation control of only the spiritual affairs of the church.

The Church was able to protect itself by preventing anyone other than the Pope from calling a council to discuss spiritual affairs.

San Juan's mayor led a mystic march accompanied by a woman with a title like "director of spiritual affairs."

Cantilupe appears to have been an exemplary bishop in both spiritual and secular affairs.

He also served as vicar general for spiritual affairs of the archdiocese.

Henry had always taken an interest in religion, but in his later years he may have become much more concerned about spiritual affairs.