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5 days ago · Code of Canon Law (1983): “The tabernacle in which the blessed Eucharist is reserved should be sited in a distinguished place in the church or oratory, a place which is conspicuous, suitably adorned and conducive to prayer. “The tabernacle in which the blessed Eucharist is habitually reserved is to be immovable, made of solid and non ...
5 days ago · 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.
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4 days ago · Putting Catholic properties to work for the Church’s mission in a different way, however, requires intentional thinking and creativity. Otherwise, Notre Dame’s Maddy Johnson explained, parishes and other Church entities can end up making a haphazard “ad hoc” use of their buildings, or leave them empty, which can attract vandalism and crime.
We are all called to sainthood! But how is a saint officially recognized in the Catholic Church? Traditionally, five years must pass from the time of the candidate’s death before the canonization cause can begin. The Pope can excuse this waiting period, which he did with Saints Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. Caroline Perkins, ChurchPOP
5 days ago · The “art” of applying law and gospel allows the Christian to offer both a word of true judgment and a word of mercy and grace, and to balance those in such a way as to bring the hearer closer to God. It rejects the billboard, as it were, while affirming serious differences. It is a psychologically wise, heart oriented, faithful way of ...
15 hours ago · The main dome of the Hagia Sophia was the largest pendentive dome in the world until the completion of St Peter's Basilica, and it has a much lower height than any other dome of such a large diameter. The great dome at the Hagia Sophia is 32.6 meters (one hundred and seven feet) in diameter and is only 0.61 meters (two feet) thick.
3 days ago · The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments. Of these, the Eucharist stands apart. St. Thomas Aquinas called it the “Sacrament of Sacraments.” The Eucharist is the Real Presence of Jesus Christ, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, under the appearance of bread and wine. The Eucharist is also referred to as “Holy Communion.”
