Catholicism
noun
Ca·thol·i·cism
kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm 
2
: the faith, practice, or system of Catholic Christianity
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The annual competition was an attempt to elevate Catholicism after France’s Wars of Religion, a series of violent conflicts between Roman Catholics and Protestants that killed millions in the late 16th century.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Unlike other forms of Christianity including Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, Orthodox Christianity was not influenced by the Reformation movement.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Kristen Chenoweth converted to Catholicism from Lutheranism in her mid-20s and did not have longstanding connections or family ties to the Catholic Church.
—Sejla Rizvic, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Nevsky is lionized in Russian history as the leader who repulsed several attacks from the west, notably his defeat in 1242 of the Livonian Order that sought to spread Western Catholicism into regions where Eastern Orthodoxy was predominant.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Before long, their allies had received the secretive gift that boldly rejected Catholicism’s rules around clerical celibacy.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The play, which satirizes Catholicism, premiered Off Off Broadway before transferring to Off Broadway's Playwrights Horizons, a longtime launchpad for theatrical talent.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped, a drama about the true story of a Jewish boy taken from his family and forced to convert to Catholicism, picked up 11 nominations, including for best film and best director.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
The work embraces a devotion to Catholicism, which, during the time of Shakespeare, was a sect subject to widespread persecution.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Unlike other forms of Christianity including Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, Orthodox Christianity was not influenced by the Reformation movement.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Kristen Chenoweth converted to Catholicism from Lutheranism in her mid-20s and did not have longstanding connections or family ties to the Catholic Church.
—Sejla Rizvic, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Nevsky is lionized in Russian history as the leader who repulsed several attacks from the west, notably his defeat in 1242 of the Livonian Order that sought to spread Western Catholicism into regions where Eastern Orthodoxy was predominant.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Before long, their allies had received the secretive gift that boldly rejected Catholicism’s rules around clerical celibacy.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The play, which satirizes Catholicism, premiered Off Off Broadway before transferring to Off Broadway's Playwrights Horizons, a longtime launchpad for theatrical talent.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped, a drama about the true story of a Jewish boy taken from his family and forced to convert to Catholicism, picked up 11 nominations, including for best film and best director.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
The work embraces a devotion to Catholicism, which, during the time of Shakespeare, was a sect subject to widespread persecution.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
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