Said to be a devout Roman Catholic, he had asked a local priest to be his spiritual adviser and to offer solace in his final hours.

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Fitzgerald, a devout Roman Catholic, opposes all forms of abortion.

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Rick Santorum, a devout Roman Catholic who made his faith central to his presidential bid, blamed higher education for the declining number of young people who identify as Christians.

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Mr Van Rompuy, a haiku-writing ascetic and devout Roman Catholic, has little experience of EU summitry, but years of training in the management of fractious partners, thanks to long service in multilingual coalition Belgian governments.

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Her story is a familiar one in a country where 81% of Filipinos are devout Roman Catholic and 30% live below the poverty line, according to the Philippine National Statistics Office.

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