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- Roman Catholicism is a Christian church that has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. Along with Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism, it is one of the three major branches of Christianity. It is led by the pope, as the bishop of Rome, and the Holy See forms the church’s central government.
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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2022. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.
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The encyclopedia was designed to serve the Catholic Church, concentrating on information related to the Church and explaining matters from the Catholic point of view. It records the accomplishments of Catholics and others in nearly all intellectual and professional pursuits, including artists, educators, poets and scientists. While more limited in ...
The writing of the encyclopedia began on January 11, 1905, under the supervision of five editors: 1. Charles G. Herbermann, professor of Latin and librarian of the College of the City of New York 2. Edward A. Pace, professor of philosophy at The Catholic University of Americain Washington, D.C. 3. Condé B. Pallen, editor 4. The Rev. Thomas J. Shaha...
Under copyright law of the United States, all works published in the United States before 1928 are in the public domain. In 1993, Kevin Knight, a 26-year-old resident of Denver, Colorado, decided, during the visit of Pope John Paul II to that city for World Youth Day, to launch a project to publish the 1913 edition of the encyclopedia on the Intern...
Charles B. Herbermann; Edward A. Pace; Conde E. Pallen (1907). The Catholic encyclopedia ; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic C...
Catholic Encyclopedia at Catholic AnswersCatholic Encyclopedia on New AdventCatholic Encyclopedia on CatholicityCatholic Encyclopedia full text via Hathi TrustThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2022. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.
The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church in the world. It has over one billion members, and is the world's largest religious group. Its members believe that Jesus Christ started the Catholic Church 2,000 years ago. The Church’s headquarters are in the Vatican City.
The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. In the ecclesiological sense of the term, "hierarchy" strictly means the "holy ordering" of the church, the Body of Christ, so to respect the diversity of gifts and ministries necessary for genuine unity.
Roman Catholic theologians contribuite to the daily life of the Church, interpret and help believers on understanding the truth that God reveals directly to His people (the socalled sensus fidelium), paying attention to their necessities and comments.
