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The Catholic Church (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica), commonly called the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian denomination, with an estimated 1.28 to 1.41 billion baptized members worldwide as of 2026. As one of the world's oldest institutions, it has played a central role in the development …

The Colgate Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Colgate University. The teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming & diving, track and field and tennis. Men's sports include golf and football. Women's sports include field hockey,…

The Narva, formerly also Narwa or Narova, is a river in northeastern Estonia flowing 77 kilometres (48 mi) north from Lake Peipus to the Baltic Sea. It is the largest Estonian river by discharge and forms part of the Estonia–Russia border.…

A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public thing' or 'people's thing'), is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Although a republic is most often a single sovereign state, subnational state…

Cathcart was born in Invercargill, New Zealand. He attended Waitaki Boys' High School in Oamaru. He grew up playing softball and BMX.…

A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils. At such levels, th…

An administrative court is a type of specialized court on administrative law, particularly disputes concerning the exercise of public power. Their role is to ascertain that official acts are consistent with the law. Such courts are usually considered separate from ordinary courts.…

Per Anders Otto Bill (born 13 February 1958) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party who served as Governor of Gävleborg County from 2015 to 2024. He was a member of the Riksdag from 1994 to 2015. Eisenhower Fellowships selected Per Bill in 1999 to represent Sweden. He is brother-in-law of Kar…

The notochord is an elastic, rod-like structure found in chordates. In vertebrates the notochord is an embryonic structure that disintegrates, as the vertebrae develop, to become the nucleus pulposus in the intervertebral discs of the vertebral column. In non-vertebrate chordates, the notochord pers…

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