Catholicism
noun
Ca·thol·i·cism
kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌsi-zəm 
2
: the faith, practice, or system of Catholic Christianity
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But that was my life up until that moment, 21 years of Catholicism, and living on Earth, and pop culture, and all that stuff resulted in that movie.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 June 2025
While much of the site’s roots are in Catholicism, the Fillers want the monastery site to draw people of all backgrounds, beliefs and ages.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
In this landscape, Catholic social teaching and debates over the compatibility of Catholicism and Americanism are not mere historical relics of a previous century.
—Time, 29 May 2025
What set Buckley apart was less his politics than his Catholicism.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 June 2025
While much of the site’s roots are in Catholicism, the Fillers want the monastery site to draw people of all backgrounds, beliefs and ages.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
In this landscape, Catholic social teaching and debates over the compatibility of Catholicism and Americanism are not mere historical relics of a previous century.
—Time, 29 May 2025
What set Buckley apart was less his politics than his Catholicism.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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“Catholicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catholicism. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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