How to Create a New Paragraph with Indentation in LaTeX?

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To create a new paragraph with indentation in LaTeX, users can utilize the commands \setlength{parskip}{1em} to add space between paragraphs and \setlength{parindent}{0.8cm} to indent the first line of each paragraph. For a one-time indentation, the commands \vskip{1em} and \hskip{3em} can be used, although this method is not recommended for consistent formatting. These settings should be placed in the preamble of the LaTeX document for effective implementation.

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This may seem a simple question but how do you finish a paragraph and begin a new one which has kipped a line and the first line is indented. namely (I just used some text off the main page of wiki...)

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties in Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Florida.

The current archbishop is John Favalora As archbishop, Favalora also serves as pastor of the Cathedral of Saint Mary, the mother church of the archdiocese. Also serving are 428 priests, 160 Permanent Deacons, 50 Religious Brothers and 300 Religious Sisters who are members of various Roman Catholic religious orders. These priests, deacons and religious serve a Catholic population in South Florida of 1,300,000 in 118 parishes and missions. Because of the ...

I have tried using the following :
ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties in Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Florida.\\ \par The current archbishop is John Favalora As archbishop, Favalora also..

But it doesn't seem to work. Help!
 
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If you want this one-time only (not recommended) you could so something like
\vskip{1em}\hskip{3em}

If you want this for each paragraph (strongly recommended) you can set in your preamble (above begin document)
\setlength{parskip}{1em} % make 1 line space between paragraphs
\setlength{parindent}{0.8cm} % indent every paragraph by 0.8cm