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The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church terms
The Catholic Church: Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican, the bishops and Catholic life in America.
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Subsidiarity
The principle that matters should be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized authority capable of doing so effectively.