How to Use Roman Catholic in a Sentence

Roman Catholic

noun
  • Under their care, Josephine was drawn to the Roman Catholic Church.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 2023-11-20
  • During Roman Catholic Mass, one of the biggest services takes place at the start of Lent.
    — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 2024-02-14
  • Cabral’s parents are Portuguese immigrants who raised their three sons in the Roman Catholic Church.
    — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-09-01
  • In keeping with the Roman Catholic practice of not eating meat on the eve of feast days, seafood was eaten the night before Christmas.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2023-12-01
  • Seda was raised Roman Catholic, and was, according to those around him, extremely religious.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 2023-06-27
  • Vatican observers see a leader more willing to crack down on those seeking to derail his agenda for the Roman Catholic Church.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 2023-11-30
  • This led to complaints from religious groups, with the Roman Catholic Church calling for a boycott of products advertised on the show.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2023-06-17
  • Nearly 80% of Filipinos identify as Roman Catholic and the church still wields a great deal of power and influence.
    — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 2023-10-06
  • Regis was officially recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church about 100 years after his death.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2024-04-18
  • The play was decried as heresy by the French Roman Catholic Church, which banned it and threatened those who watched or performed it with excommunication.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2024-03-01
  • But there were few signs of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento’s impending bankruptcy filing.
    — Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 2024-03-31
  • When her parents married, her father had to renounce his position in the line of succession because Tomaselli was a divorced Roman Catholic.
    — The Editors, Town & Country, 2023-06-23
  • His 1994 biography of Galileo centers on the astronomer’s collision with the Roman Catholic Church.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 2023-07-20
  • Her relationship with Akihito initially came under scrutiny, as her family was Roman Catholic, while the imperial family is historically Shinto.
    — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 2023-04-13

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