Catholicism
noun
Ca·thol·i·cism
kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm 
2
: the faith, practice, or system of Catholic Christianity
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Turning the other cheek Vance, a convert to Catholicism, steered mostly clear of politics during his half-hour speech.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Brick-and-mortar Catholicism is a diminished thing, and yet even the lapsedest Catholics, and people generally, remain curious about the Pope.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
My 1962 dissertation on Emmanuel Mounier and the liberal crisis within French Catholicism demanded a level of Francophone reading that has greatly diminished.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The Vice-President, a high-profile convert to Catholicism, finds himself publicly at odds with the Pope himself.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Brick-and-mortar Catholicism is a diminished thing, and yet even the lapsedest Catholics, and people generally, remain curious about the Pope.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
My 1962 dissertation on Emmanuel Mounier and the liberal crisis within French Catholicism demanded a level of Francophone reading that has greatly diminished.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The Vice-President, a high-profile convert to Catholicism, finds himself publicly at odds with the Pope himself.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Catholicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catholicism. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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