: 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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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Phoenix Roman Catholic Diocese Bishop John Dolan this week announced a seven-year evangelization plan honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe in the leadup to the 500th anniversary of the saint’s first apparition.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
They got married in 1950 Ethel and Robert got engaged in early 1950 and got married on June 17, 1950, at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Greenwich, Conn.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
There were three leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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The lawsuit, which names Santa Margarita Catholic High School and the Roman Catholic bishop of Orange, alleges negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Phoenix Roman Catholic Diocese Bishop John Dolan this week announced a seven-year evangelization plan honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe in the leadup to the 500th anniversary of the saint’s first apparition.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
They got married in 1950 Ethel and Robert got engaged in early 1950 and got married on June 17, 1950, at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Greenwich, Conn.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
There were three leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Roman Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roman%20Catholic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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