Catholicism
noun
Ca·thol·i·cism
kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm 
2
: the faith, practice, or system of Catholic Christianity
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Those two scenes—of an ailing Pope, and of the long-standing Catholic commitment to helping the vulnerable—point to the two dominant stories of Catholicism in the United States, which have converged in the weeks leading up to Easter.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
The vice president converted to Catholicism in 2019.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
But with Matty’s help — in particular her coaxing Grant’s priest into praising his parishioner’s devout Catholicism — the team is able to get an annulment, proving Grant committed fraud by lying about his religious faith to his atheist wife.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Later, Carlo began to attend Mass escorted by the family’s Hindu housekeeper, who would later cite Carlo’s devotion as the inspiration for his own conversion to Catholicism.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
The vice president converted to Catholicism in 2019.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
But with Matty’s help — in particular her coaxing Grant’s priest into praising his parishioner’s devout Catholicism — the team is able to get an annulment, proving Grant committed fraud by lying about his religious faith to his atheist wife.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Later, Carlo began to attend Mass escorted by the family’s Hindu housekeeper, who would later cite Carlo’s devotion as the inspiration for his own conversion to Catholicism.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Catholicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catholicism. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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