: 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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Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Between a deal with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese gone wrong and a years-long battle over a Montecito property, there’s been plenty of chatter—and confusion—surrounding Perry’s real estate holdings.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2025
The program is being organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe church and the San Diego Organizing Project, a network of faith and spiritual congregations.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Catholic upbringing, Notre Dame football fan Hippler, who turns 59 this month, is a Boise native and graduate of Bishop Kelly High School, a private school run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2025
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Though the Roman Catholic Church spoke out against the social construction of gender in the 1990s, its first statement opposing transgender identity came in 2019.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Between a deal with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese gone wrong and a years-long battle over a Montecito property, there’s been plenty of chatter—and confusion—surrounding Perry’s real estate holdings.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2025
The program is being organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe church and the San Diego Organizing Project, a network of faith and spiritual congregations.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Catholic upbringing, Notre Dame football fan Hippler, who turns 59 this month, is a Boise native and graduate of Bishop Kelly High School, a private school run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2025
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“Roman Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roman%20Catholic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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