: 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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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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
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The Roman Catholic Church teaches that only God performs miracles but that saints who are believed to be with God in heaven intercede on behalf of people who pray to them.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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
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“Roman Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roman%20Catholic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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