a Roman Catholics and Catholics (non Roman).

Catholics aren't allowed to.

Catholics for a Free Choice

I'm against Catholics! Hallelujah, man!

Registration for Catholics was currently being considered.

We're too good Catholics to do anything so sacrilegious.

At least 147 million Catholics across Africa are mourning his death.

See, I got this girl in trouble, and we're both Catholics.

Within this dominant religion, Anglicans and Catholics are the largest religious communities.

About a quarter of the Sorbs are Catholics while more than half are Protestants.

There are 765,135 Catholics, 30,538 Protestants, 24,938 Muslims, 5,500 Hindus and 2,787 Buddhists.48

The primary constituency of the ACSJC is the 27 of the Australian population who are Catholics.

(b) To serve the interest of the increasing number of Catholics, Pope John Paul II ordained Basilio do Nascimento in the Vatican on 6 January 1997 as the new Bishop of Baucau, East Timor, which has a population of 200,000 Catholics.

60. In Chiapas, Mexico, evangelical protestants are reportedly subjected to acts of intolerance by Catholics and indigenous communities.

Bishop Belo expressed hope that the station would form a common bond among Catholics in East Timor s villages.

Will this strategy be enough to bring lapsed Catholics back into the fold, or to bridge the gap between the largely conservative generation of John Paul II priests and younger, more liberal Catholics? Will the recalcitrant elements in the ecclesiastical establishment be amenable to Francis s changes?

Gaelic is spoken by only about 80,000 of Scotland s 5.1 million inhabitants. Nor does religion play a discernible role while Roman Catholics used to fear independence as being liable to result in Protestant hegemony, today Catholics and Protestants are roughly equal in their support of Scotland s institutions.

On behalf of Africa and on my own behalf, I wish to convey a deep message of condolence to all Catholics across the world.

Part VI of the Personal Status (Catholics) Act provides for parental authority and supervision of the children until they reach adulthood in articles 119 to 138

Pentecostal, Church of God, Seventh Day Adventist and Baptist adherents represented 7 to 8 per cent each of the population, while Roman Catholics represented 6 per cent.

22. INTERNATIONAL KOLPING SOCIETY The International Kolping Society is a democratic, social and family like organization of Catholics which is active in 52 countries of the world.

As these failings grew manifest, the Church back pedaled in the 1960 s, and John Paul II finally repudiated Corporatism. Today, few Catholics even know of the doctrine.

We offer our deepest condolences to Catholics and to others who were touched by his blessings, by his compassion and by his dedication to non violence and peace.

An association of Sorbian Catholics, the Cyrill Methodius Verein, supports the Catholic parochial and cultural life of the Sorbs and publishes the weekly Katolski Posol (The Catholic Messenger).

French security forces are on high alert as thousands of Catholics converge on the shrine of Lourdes for an annual pilgrimage unfolding in the shadow of a string of terror attacks.

Such measures are difficult to get worked up about both for Catholics who do not take them seriously and for the simple faithful. They have feel good value, but little else.

A group of 14 Roman Catholics from Xiao County, Anhui province, were reportedly detained on 5 April 1996 while visiting local authorities to petition for the return of confiscated Church property.

However, things recently changed, since the Anglicans were the largest religious group until the 1980s, but, during that time, the Catholics moved into first place as a result of an immigration

Most Catholics pray that this is not the case. Given the positive impact that such a charismatic and forward thinking pope can have on the world, we should all share that hope.

Combined, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina account for 26 of the world s Catholics. Yet Latin America s Catholic population appears to be leveling off, due to falling birth rates and conversions out of Catholicism.

After all, Pope Francis s native region, Latin America, is currently home to nearly half (44 ) of the world s Catholics. But the Catholic Church is increasingly losing out to Protestant competition there and elsewhere.

The Irish Experiment organized a programme on quot Cultures in Conflict quot which brought together Palestinians and Israelis plus Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants in order to share ideas on conflict resolution and reconciliation.

Regrettably, one of many incidents was the torture and killing of four youths, namely, Imersio, Fernando, Fatrecia and Berdito, all Catholics, ruthlessly killed by the Fretilin, in Sare village, Liquisa district, in December 1997

This year's pilgrimage comes as Catholics reel from the killing of an elderly French priest on July 26 by two Islamist extremists, who stormed his church in northern France during Mass and slit his throat.

I would like my voice to echo the voices of Catholics throughout the world who see the United Nations as an institution that is ever more necessary for peace and the progress of all humankind.

There are more Muslims in China than in Europe, more practicing Protestants than in England, and more practicing Catholics than in Italy. In addition, according to the latest surveys, around 100 million Chinese identify themselves as Buddhist.

Once again Pope John Paul II has returned to hospital, gravely ill. Even for non Catholics like myself, this is an occasion to ponder what the world will lose when the Pope s body finally succumbs to his ailments.

One such initiative is the Marseille hope ( quot Marseille espérance quot ) project in Marseille, which involves ongoing dialogue between Armenians, Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Eastern Orthodox and Protestants working together to prevent the rise in racism and intolerance.

(a) The number of new churches in the province has risen to over 800, from 100 in 1974, and the percentage of Catholics rose from just over 27 per cent in 1972 to over 92 per cent by 1994.

Bédié founded his power on the country s Catholics and his government on tribal membership. And he invented a legitimizing concept of Ivorian identity (Ivoirité), which was largely meant to disqualify northern Muslims as foreigners, because their tribes extended into Mali and Burkina Faso.

On behalf of the General Assembly, I convey my most sincere condolences to the Vatican community, to all Catholics and to all those throughout the world who have been touched and inspired by the life of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II.

Mr. Lidén (Sweden) As Chairman of the Group of Western European and other States, I would like to extend my deepest condolences and sympathies to the Holy See, all Catholics and Christians around the world on the passing of Pope John Paul II.

The religious minorities most affected by discriminatory policies include Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Jehovah apos s Witnesses and Jews who face difficulties in obtaining building licences for places of worship and are subject to interference by the authorities in the area of education.

The Vatican II reforms, for example, emerged not from a populist groundswell, but from the preferences of progressive theologians and bishops. This hierarchical approach, in which spectatorship trumps participation among the rank and file, is a major reason for indifference among ordinary Catholics today.

When such smart diplomacy is put at the service of an appealing and influential Pope, not to mention the 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide, the result is an engine for doing good that is more formidable than anything the world has seen for some time.