Catholic church

Catholic church

The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church with 1.2 billion members worldwide. It is among the oldest institutions in the world and has played a prominent role in western civilization. The Catholic heirarchy is lead by the Pope. The Catholic Church is Trinitarian and defines it's mission as spreading the word and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Lord

Religion; Catholic church

The Old Testament title for God that in speaking or reading aloud was always substituted for the name that was revealed to Moses and that was too holy to be pronounced: Yahweh. The New Testament uses ...

Old covenant

Religion; Catholic church

The old dispensation or order, which God established with his chosen people Israel, through the revelation of the Law to Moses (1961). See Covenant.

Heresy

Religion; Catholic church

The obstinate denial after Baptism of a truth which must be believed with divine and Catholic faith (2089; cf. 465).

Tradition

Religion; Catholic church

The living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church. The oral preaching of the Apostles, and the written message of salvation under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (Bible), are ...

Conscience

Religion; Catholic church

The interior voice of a human being, within whose heart the inner law of God is inscribed. Moral conscience is a judgement of practical reason about the moral quality of a human action. It moves a ...

Advent

Religion; Catholic church

The liturgical season of four weeks devoted to preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas (524).

Lent

Religion; Catholic church

The liturgical season of forty days which begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with the celebration of the Paschal Mystery (Easter Triduum). Lent is the primary penitential season in the Church's ...