Many of these were purely academic as no Catholic presence yet existed in the area.

Secularism has seen a steady rise in Europe, yet the Catholic presence there remains strong.

Since there was no Catholic presence in the area for much of that time, this jurisdiction scheme was largely academic.

There is also a strong Roman Catholic presence.

Her stories are not about Catholics and, blessedly for most readers, there is no Catholic "presence" in them.

Most of these were purely academic because of no actual Catholic presence in the area.

It was under his jurisdiction that the first permanent Catholic presence came to what would be the state of Iowa.

Most of these were purely academic as there was no Catholic presence in the area.

But he said the hospitals still had an obligation "to preserve the ministry to the poor and preserve the overall Catholic presence in health care."

This, however, did not mean that there was no Catholic presence in Rus'.