: 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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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
What To Know The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church happened around 1:10 a.m.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
And Jalen Duren was a freshman at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Francis, leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, is usually careful about taking sides in conflicts.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The decision Tuesday was part of an agreement brokered in part by the Roman Catholic Church to free political prisoners held in Cuba, U.S. officials said.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
What To Know The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church happened around 1:10 a.m.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
And Jalen Duren was a freshman at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Francis, leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, is usually careful about taking sides in conflicts.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Roman Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roman%20Catholic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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