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Catholicism

[kuh-thol-uh-siz-uhm] / kəˈθɒl əˌsɪz əm /


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Leo's predecessor Francis largely overlooked many of Europe's traditional bastions of Catholicism where, like Spain, religious observance has been falling rapidly.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Catholicism is now listed under a single designation under Christianity without similar distinctions of their denominations.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

In the years since, both have turned to Catholicism, which they say has helped them come to terms with the loss of Rachel.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Both men have helped bridge the gap between South and North and have offered a theological and sociological approach that represents Southern concerns in a less abrasive way than, for example, African Catholicism might.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

And someone says that my Catholicism is a mere affectation, an attempt to play the Evelyn Waugh eccentric to a bland and vulgar secular age.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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