Catholicism
noun
Ca·thol·i·cism
kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm 
2
: the faith, practice, or system of Catholic Christianity
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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.
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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
After Catholicism and Protestantism, Orthodoxy is the third largest branch of Christianity, according to the Pew Research Center, with about 260 million Orthodox Christians around the globe.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
Paciência Organic produces soap and oil from medicinal plants, resuscitating the traditions of natural healing prevalent before centuries of Catholicism and decades of communism stamped them out.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
For others, such as Roman Catholicism, Lent ends at sundown on Thursday, March 28, 2024, known as Maundy, or Holy, Thursday.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
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
After Catholicism and Protestantism, Orthodoxy is the third largest branch of Christianity, according to the Pew Research Center, with about 260 million Orthodox Christians around the globe.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
Paciência Organic produces soap and oil from medicinal plants, resuscitating the traditions of natural healing prevalent before centuries of Catholicism and decades of communism stamped them out.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
For others, such as Roman Catholicism, Lent ends at sundown on Thursday, March 28, 2024, known as Maundy, or Holy, Thursday.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
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