But the 570, 000 or so immigrants from Portugal, white and Roman Catholic, are fully assimilated.
Brazil is the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation and has an estimated 60, 000 gay couples.
The death of the three-day-old baby last November shocked Chile, a predominantly Roman Catholic country.
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Benedict's resignation opens up the prospect of unforeseen opportunities and challenges for the Roman Catholic Church.
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Michael Woodward, a Roman Catholic priest, worked with the poor in the port city of Valparaiso.
The German-born Pope added that the Roman Catholic Church remained committed to fighting anti-Semitism.
The governor and Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O'Malley were among the mourners at St.
Abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests has been a major issue in Australia recent years.
They visited a respected Roman Catholic nun, who is president of Barry University, Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin.
In Greece, he issued an apology for centuries of Roman Catholic wrongs against Orthodox Christians.
Both the Church of Scotland and Roman Catholic Church are opposed to the proposals.
The reforms, however, are meeting strong opposition in the country, especially from the Roman Catholic church.
Seven of the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court are now Roman Catholic.
Even before his election, the 76-year-old was a deeply influential leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
However you feel about the Roman Catholic Church, you have to give it this: consistency.
The Roman Catholic Church was the first European institution to put down roots in the Americas.
Winning by a narrow margin in the popular vote, Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic President.
Benedict shocked the Roman Catholic world when he announced his resignation two weeks ago.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry, Edward Daly, has been one of the men's supporters.
Meanwhile, police have condemned an overnight paint attack on a Roman Catholic church in Ballymena.
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The head of the office of faith-based initiatives is a Roman Catholic, John DiIulio.
That does not match the now fast-reviving use of Latin in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
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There were also major ecumenical services at St Walburge's Roman Catholic Church and Preston Minster.
Within that number, the Roman Catholic church, reinforced by immigrants, has seen its numbers rise.
The powerful Roman Catholic church (the Philippines is Asia's only Catholic country) has also intervened.
Britain's most senior Roman Catholic Church cleric has called for Christians to wear a cross every day.
Since 2002 nearly 1, 000 people have filed such claims against the Roman Catholic church in California alone.
All Roman Catholic bishops are obliged to tender their resignations to the Pope on their 75th birthday.
During his public role in Scotland's Roman Catholic church, Cardinal O'Brien used strong language to condemn homosexuality.
Mr Clegg's wife, Miriam, is a Roman Catholic and his children have been brought up as Catholics.
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