: 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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Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Except for the Italian Cardinal Tedesco [played by Sergio Castellitto as an arch-Conservative candidate who wants to take the Roman Catholic Church back to the stone age].
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
The Roman Catholic nun, who dedicated her life to caring for the destitute in India, officially became Saint Teresa of Calcutta nearly 20 years after her death on Sept. 5, 1997.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
Continuing his journey through Asia, on Friday, Francis is expected to arrive in Papua New Guinea, a small Pacific island nation where nearly all of its citizens identify as Christian and about 26% of the population are Roman Catholic.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
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That’s the number of people expected to visit Rome for the 2025 Jubilee, a year-long Roman Catholic event.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Except for the Italian Cardinal Tedesco [played by Sergio Castellitto as an arch-Conservative candidate who wants to take the Roman Catholic Church back to the stone age].
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
The Roman Catholic nun, who dedicated her life to caring for the destitute in India, officially became Saint Teresa of Calcutta nearly 20 years after her death on Sept. 5, 1997.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
Continuing his journey through Asia, on Friday, Francis is expected to arrive in Papua New Guinea, a small Pacific island nation where nearly all of its citizens identify as Christian and about 26% of the population are Roman Catholic.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Roman Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roman%20Catholic. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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