Catholicism
noun
Ca·thol·i·cism
kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm 
2
: the faith, practice, or system of Catholic Christianity
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Biden frequently talks about his Catholicism and regularly attends mass.
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Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
Outside the plant, there’s a shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe, which has a special place in Catholicism in Mexico and has become a cultural symbol throughout Latin America and the United States.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The assumption that progressive Catholicism has no real long-term viability has returned.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The syncretic religion that melds Catholicism with animist beliefs has no official leader or creeds.
—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
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.
—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
Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
Outside the plant, there’s a shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe, which has a special place in Catholicism in Mexico and has become a cultural symbol throughout Latin America and the United States.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The assumption that progressive Catholicism has no real long-term viability has returned.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The syncretic religion that melds Catholicism with animist beliefs has no official leader or creeds.
—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
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.
—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
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“Catholicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catholicism. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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