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Catholicism

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


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And it’s not just the figure at the top that changes the dynamics: Catholicism is hot right now, at least in media coverage.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, during a time when he was being heavily bankrolled by esoteric Catholic billionaire Peter Thiel.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The rise of Catholicism in the continent is accelerating the shift away from the church’s traditional European heartland and toward the global south.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Violet had a "typical upbringing for someone of that age and status" but rebelled against her family, converting to Catholicism and becoming a socialist, said Philippa.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

That is, I acquired my earliest sense of the Church—and my membership in it—through my parents’ Mexican Catholicism.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez