: of, relating to, or being a Christian church having a hierarchy of priests and bishops under the pope, a liturgy centered in the Mass, veneration of the Virgin Mary and saints, clerical celibacy, and a body of dogma including transubstantiation and papal infallibility
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
The Center Square contacted the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for comment, but did not receive a response before press time.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Bosnia is about 50% Muslim with large minority populations of Serb Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholic Croats.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
South Brunswick police said Tuesday that Saint Cecilia Roman Catholic Church was ransacked in what was likely a desperate act for quick money around the holidays.
—Christine Sloan, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Actually, his paternal lineage is Roman Catholic: his uncle was a priest.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
The Center Square contacted the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for comment, but did not receive a response before press time.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Bosnia is about 50% Muslim with large minority populations of Serb Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholic Croats.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
South Brunswick police said Tuesday that Saint Cecilia Roman Catholic Church was ransacked in what was likely a desperate act for quick money around the holidays.
—Christine Sloan, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Roman Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roman%20Catholic. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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