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t. e. The history of the Catholic Church is integral to the history of Christianity as a whole. It is also, according to church historian Mark A. Noll, the "world's oldest continuously functioning international institution." [1] This article covers a period of just under two thousand years.
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.
Nature of Catholicism. Geography of the Catholic Church. History of the Catholic Church. Catholic Church hierarchy. Doctrine. Personalities of the Church. Religious institutes. Churches and liturgical rites within Catholicism. Current issues.
