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archdiocese

[ahrch-dahy-uh-sees, -sis] / ˌɑrtʃˈdaɪ əˌsis, -sɪs /


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The Archdiocese of Denver asks families who enroll in its schools to “understand and display a positive and supportive attitude toward the Catholic Church” and “her teachings”—including traditional teachings on sex and marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, two Catholic parishes in Colorado and two parents, Dan and Lisa Sheley, filed suit, but lost in lower courts, prompting the appeal to the Supreme Court.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The land was donated to the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the 1950s by descendants of one of the city’s early oil barons.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

In 2022, the building was taken over by the Archdiocese of Salzburg and the Reicherberg Abbey, an Augustinian monastery.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

“Your father, Our Father, haha—wait, no joke. He worked with the Catholics for Nonviolence of the Chicago Archdiocese, and they got me and Olivia an off-campus apartment of Saint Xavier’s to use for the weekend.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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