Catholicism
Americannoun
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the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
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(lowercase) catholicity.
noun
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short for Roman Catholicism
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the beliefs, practices, etc, of any Catholic Church
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The personal struggle and public fight against Lineage has rekindled her Catholicism, the 52-year-old said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Patriarch Kirill’s new book raises another ecumenical question, whether ecumenical dialogue between Roman Catholicism and Russian Orthodoxy is effectively over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Throughout the week, Vance was also promoting his new book about his faith and conversion to Catholicism.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
But the most interesting part of the book is his clear-eyed analysis of why he is drawn to his final step, finding his new spiritual home in Catholicism.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Spaniards then set out to convert as many Filipinos as possible to Catholicism.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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