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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Amen

Religion; Catholic church

A Hebrew word meaning "truly; it is so; let it be done," signifying agreement with what has been said. The prayers of the New Testament and of the Church's liturgy, and the Creeds, conclude with ...

Messiah

Religion; Catholic church

A Hebrew word meaning "anointed" (436). See Christ; Jesus Christ.

Fall

Religion; Catholic church

(1) Biblical revelation about the reality of sin in human history. The Biblical storey begins with the original sin freely committed by the first human beings. This primaeval event is narrated in ...

Seal of confession

Religion; Catholic church

Told in confession of 聴罪 nurses in the sacrament of forgiveness to treat as confidential information obligations; also called the sacramental seal.

guardian angels

Religion; Catholic church

Angels assigned to protect and intercede for each person (336). See Angel.

Historical reconciliation

Religion; Catholic church

On Thursday (August 16th, 2012)the church leaders of the Russian-orthodox and the Polish Roman-catholic churches met and signed a peace-document, putting hundreds of years with mistrust, war and ...