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2 days ago · “By canonization the Pope does not make the person a saint. Rather, he declares that the person is with God and is an example of following Christ worthy of imitation by the faithful.” In conclusion, we are all called to sainthood and encouraged to get to know these powerful intercessors. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (962),
May 16, 2024 · canon law, body of laws made within certain Christian churches ( Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, independent churches of Eastern Christianity, and the Anglican Communion) by lawful ecclesiastical authority for the government both of the whole church and parts thereof and of the behavior and actions of individuals.
1 day ago · 2. Saint Thomas here identifies three different kinds of perfection in charity: loving God as he ought to be loved, tending toward God completely in one’s affective faculty, and the removal of ...
May 23, 2024 · Catholic Church portal. v. t. e. The Tridentine Mass, [1] also known as the Traditional Latin Mass [2] [3] or the Traditional Rite, [4] is the liturgy in the Roman Missal of the Catholic Church codified in 1570 and published thereafter with amendments up to 1962.
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May 17, 2024 · Catholicism is a Christian religion, a reformation of the Jewish faith that follows the teachings of its founder Jesus Christ. Like other Christian religions (and Judaism and Islam), it is also an Abrahamic religion; Catholics consider Abraham as the ancient patriarch. The current head of the church is the Pope, who resides in Vatican City.
May 2, 2024 · Second Vatican Council, (1962–65), 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25, 1959, as a means of spiritual renewal for the church and as an occasion for Christians separated from Rome to join in a search for Christian unity.
1 day ago · Old St. Peter's Basilica was the fourth-century church begun by the Emperor Constantine the Great between 319 and 333 AD. [27] It was of typical basilical form, a wide nave and two aisles on each side and an apsidal end, with the addition of a transept or bema, giving the building the shape of a tau cross.
