: 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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Michelle Lee, People.com, 15 July 2025
San Bernardino Roman Catholic Bishop Alberto Rojas issued a dispensation this week, offering members of his diocese’s roughly one million parishioners the option to stay home Sundays amid ongoing immigration enforcement sweeps.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Most recently, a local bought it as a flip property in 2024 and had been trying to sell it earlier this year — as the Roman Catholic Church was undergoing a seismic change in leadership.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 July 2025
Papal funerals by the Roman Catholic Church typically draw millions of mourners to Rome, including some world leaders.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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The couple first wed in a civil ceremony on April 18, 1956, before celebrating their union in a separate religious ceremony the next day, per the Napoleonic Code and Roman Catholic Church rules.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 15 July 2025
San Bernardino Roman Catholic Bishop Alberto Rojas issued a dispensation this week, offering members of his diocese’s roughly one million parishioners the option to stay home Sundays amid ongoing immigration enforcement sweeps.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Most recently, a local bought it as a flip property in 2024 and had been trying to sell it earlier this year — as the Roman Catholic Church was undergoing a seismic change in leadership.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 July 2025
Papal funerals by the Roman Catholic Church typically draw millions of mourners to Rome, including some world leaders.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Roman Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roman%20Catholic. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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