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21Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
22Baden — • The Grand Duchy of Baden is situated in the southwestern part of the German Empire Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baden Baden …
23France — • Geography, statistics, and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. France France † …
24Pontifical Colleges — • Institutions of higher learning placed under the Holy See Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pontifical Colleges Pontifical Colleges …
25Third Orders — • Lay members of religious orders, i.e. men and women who do not necessarily live in community and yet can claim to wear the habit and participate in the good works of some great order Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Third Orders …
26RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …
27United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
28Debate on the causes of clerical child abuse — Main article: Catholic sex abuse cases The debate on the causes of clerical child abuse is a major aspect of the academic literature surrounding Catholic sex abuse cases. Contents 1 Seminary training/admissions 2 Declining standards in the… …
29Catholic sex abuse cases — The Catholic sex abuse cases are a series of convictions, trials and ongoing investigations into allegations of sex crimes committed by Catholic priests and members of religious orders.[1] These cases began receiving public attention beginning in …
30Roman Colleges — Part of a series on the Catholic Church Organisation Pope – Pope Benedict XVI College of Cardinals – Holy See Ec …
