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The chief marks of the Church are four: It is one, holy, catholic or universal, and apostolic. (a) Sacred Scripture teaches that the one true Church of Christ must have these marks. (b) The marks of the Church are themselves an indication that God guides the Church. Baltimore Catechism (contined)
Apr 16, 2024 · This is why the Council gave clear instruction on this point (#22), "Regulation of the sacred liturgy depends solely on the authority of the Church, that is, on the Apostolic See, and, as laws may ...
3 days ago · Religion. Pope amends canon law for establishment of diocesan-right congregations. Bishops must now obtain written permission from the Holy See if they want to establish religious congregations...
May 2, 2024 · Apostolic succession is the method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is considered by some Christian denominations to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession, which has usually been associated with a claim that the succession is through a series of bishops.
Apr 25, 2024 · “I believe in one Holy, Christian and Apostolic Church,” we confess when we recite the Nicene Creed in worship. Most Christians understand what we mean when we say, “one Holy, Christian…,” but what do we mean by Apostolic? As you might suspect, the word comes from the word Apostle (Greek: ἀπόστολος, someone sent out, an […]
On 13 January 2011 the Holy See appointed its first diplomatic representative, formally a "non-resident representative to Vietnam"; Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli was the first to hold the post while also serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia. He left these positions in 2017. Normalization process
2 days ago · Take Ascension Day as a prime example. Since the 1983 Code of Canon Law (CIC), bishops’ conferences have been permitted, with the approval of the Holy See, to direct the observance of weekday holy days to Sunday. This permission is different from an older practice of observing an “external solemnity”—repeating a weekday feast on the ...
