catholic

Example Sentences

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Church officials have said that they do not expect an impact to diocese-run elementary and high schools along with catholic charities and other area affiliates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

He went on to become the king of the 1980s TV mini-series, playing a western prisoner in Shogun and a catholic priest tempted by love in The Thorn Birds.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

When she spoke to wide audiences, her language was careful and catholic; one often had the sense that she was trying to say as little as possible beyond her talking points.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Last week, a catholic priest at a West Side parish cited Flacco’s unforeseen arrival while giving his sermon during a Mass to celebrate the Epiphany.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

But a strange and catholic selection of citizens tiptoed to the chapel door and peered in and went away—lawyers and laborers and clerks and bank tellers, most of them past middle age.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck