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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Congregationalism

Religion; Catholic church

The retention by the Anglican State Church of the prelatical form of government and of many Catholic rites and ceremonies offensive to genuine Protestants resulted in the formation of innumerable ...

Confiteor

Religion; Catholic church

Is a general confession of sins; it is used in the Roman Rite at the beginning of Mass and on various other occasions as a preparation for the reception of some grace.

Consciousness

Religion; Catholic church

In its widest sense it includes all our sensations, thoughts, feelings, and volitions--in fact the sum total of our mental life.

Order of friars minor conventuals

Religion; Catholic church

This is one of the three separate bodies, forming with the Friars Minor and the Capuchins what is commonly called the First Order of St. Francis. All three bodies today follow the rule of the Friars ...

Corporal

Religion; Catholic church

A square white linen cloth, now usually somewhat smaller than the breadth of an altar, upon which the Sacred Host and chalice are placed during the celebration of Mass. Although formal evidence is ...

Cosmogony

Religion; Catholic church

It differs from cosmology, or the science of the universe, in this: that the latter aims at understanding the actual composition and governing laws of the universe as it now exists; while the former ...

Plenary council

Religion; Catholic church

A canonical term applied to various kinds of ecclesiastical synods. The ecumenical councils or synods of the Universal Church are called plenary council by St. Augustine, as they form a compete ...