• 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...
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  • The tradition of the Catholic Church claims it began with Jesus Christ and his teachings; the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation...
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    The Catechism of the Catholic Church (Latin: Catechismus Catholicae Ecclesiae; commonly called the Catechism or the CCC) is a reference work that summarizes...
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  • Catholic Church Glossary of the Catholic Church Outline of the Catholic Church Timeline of the Catholic Church Index of Vatican City-related articles For various...
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    The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.378 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2021...
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  • theory Chronology of the Bible Great Church History of ancient Israel and Judah Timeline of Christian missions Timeline of the Catholic Church H. H. Ben-Sasson...
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    The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (Latin: Ordo initiationis christianae adultorum), or OCIA, is a process developed by the Catholic Church for...
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    cases of sexual abuse of children by priests, nuns, and other members of religious life in the Catholic Church. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the cases...
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  • The post–Vatican II history of the Catholic Church is the recent history of the Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). In the aftermath...
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  • The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. In the ecclesiological sense of the term, "hierarchy" strictly means...
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    This is a timeline of the history of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India. 849 – Ayyanadikal Kurakoni (Iyenadikal Thiruvadikal), King of Venad, granted...
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  • The terms Old Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Old-Catholic churches, or Old Catholic movement, designate "any of the groups of Western Christians who believe...
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    The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern...
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    the history of the Catholic Church in Japan. A promising beginning to Catholic missions in Japan – with perhaps as many as 300,000 Catholics by the end...
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    Name Movement Timeline of antisemitism Timeline of the Catholic Church Timeline of Christianity Timeline of Christian missions Timeline of Jewish history...
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    seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, which according to Catholic theology were instituted by Jesus Christ and entrusted to the Church. Sacraments are...
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    The Assyrian Church of the East (ACOE), sometimes called the Church of the East and officially known as the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of...
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    The Coptic Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular Church in full communion with the Catholic Church. Along with the Ethiopian Catholic Church...
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    The Melkite Greek Catholic Church, or Melkite Byzantine Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Holy See as part of...
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    The Catholic Church has engaged in the modern ecumenical movement especially since the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) and the issuing of the decree...
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    missions Timeline of Christianity Timeline of the Catholic Church Christianization of the Roman Empire as diffusion of innovation It appears in the Acts of the...
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  • particular church (Latin: ecclesia particularis) is an ecclesiastical community of followers headed by a bishop (or equivalent), as defined by Catholic canon...
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  • of the world by the Catholic Church. It is not the same as a timeline of the Catholic Church or an ecclesiastical history of the Catholic Church, but...
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  • In its vision of heresy, the Catholic Church makes a distinction between material and formal heresy. Material heresy means in effect "holding erroneous...
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  • expressed in the Nicene Creed completed at the First Council of Constantinople in AD 381: "[We believe] in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church." This...
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  • Ecclesiastical history of the Catholic Church refers to the history of the Catholic Church as an institution, written from a particular perspective. There...
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    inviting. The term has been incorporated into the name of the largest Christian communion, the Roman Catholic Church. All of the three main branches of Christianity...
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  • Timeline of Christian missions#1500 to 1600 Timeline of the Roman Catholic Church#1454–1600 Christianity in the 16th century Chronological list of saints...
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    The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular churches sui iuris of the Catholic Church. It accepts the leadership of the bishop of Rome...
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  • During its long history, the Catholic Church has been subject to criticism regarding various beliefs and practices. Within the church, this often involves...
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