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 vice president converted to Catholicism in 2019.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 May 2025
This network of new leaders served Francis’s goal of making the church less Eurocentric and more focused on countries where Catholicism is spreading.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025
The world’s news cameras and column inches have since been trained on the Vatican, analyzing the complex legacy of the man who had been tasked with bringing a dose of modernity to Catholicism.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Chinese Catholicism is essentially the same theologically and doctrinally when compared to mainstream Catholicism, but the two diverge on their governing structure.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 May 2025
This network of new leaders served Francis’s goal of making the church less Eurocentric and more focused on countries where Catholicism is spreading.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025
The world’s news cameras and column inches have since been trained on the Vatican, analyzing the complex legacy of the man who had been tasked with bringing a dose of modernity to Catholicism.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Chinese Catholicism is essentially the same theologically and doctrinally when compared to mainstream Catholicism, but the two diverge on their governing structure.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Catholicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catholicism. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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