Catholic Church
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. The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The Diocese of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small independent city-state and enclave within the Italian capital city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state.The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor to Saint Peter, upon whom primacy was conferred by Jesus Christ. It maintains that it practises the original Christian faith taught by the apostles, preserving the faith infallibly through scripture and sacred tradition as authentically interpreted through the magisterium of the church. The Roman Rite and others of the Latin Church, the Eastern Catholic liturgies, and institutes such as mendicant orders, enclosed monastic orders and third orders reflect a variety of theological and spiritual emphases in the church.
Of its seven sacraments, the Eucharist is the principal one, celebrated liturgically in the Mass. The church teaches that through consecration by a priest, the sacrificial bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. The Virgin Mary is venerated as the Perpetual Virgin, Mother of God, and Queen of Heaven; she is honoured in dogmas and devotions.|}} Catholic social teaching emphasizes voluntary support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The Catholic Church operates tens of thousands of Catholic schools, universities and colleges, hospitals, and orphanages around the world, and is the largest non-government provider of education and health care in the world. Among its other social services are numerous charitable and humanitarian organizations.
The Catholic Church has profoundly influenced Western philosophy, culture, art, literature, music, law, and science. Catholics live all over the world through missions, immigration, diaspora, and conversions. Since the 20th century, the majority have resided in the Southern Hemisphere, partially due to secularization in Europe and increased persecution in the Middle East. The Catholic Church shared communion with the Eastern Orthodox Church until the East–West Schism in 1054, disputing particularly the authority of the pope. Before the Council of Ephesus in AD 431, the Church of the East also shared in this communion, as did the Oriental Orthodox Churches before the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451; all separated primarily over differences in Christology. The Eastern Catholic Churches, who have a combined membership of approximately 18 million, represent a body of Eastern Christians who returned or remained in communion with the pope during or following these schisms for a variety of historical circumstances. In the 16th century, the Reformation led to the formation of separate, Protestant groups. From the late 20th century, the Catholic Church has been criticized for its teachings on sexuality, its doctrine against ordaining women, and its handling of sexual abuse cases involving clergy.
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5951Created 1973“...Catholic Church. Congregatio de Disciplina Sacramentorum...”
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5952Created 1975“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5953Created 1993“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops' Committee on the Permanent...”
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5954Created 1974“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5955Created 1976“...Catholic Church National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5956Created 1993“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Ad Hoc Committee on Stewardship...”
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5957Created 1993“...Catholic Church. Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione...”
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5958Created 1995“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5959Created 1995“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5960Created 1973“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5961Created 1970“...Catholic Church. Congregatio pro Cultu Divino...”
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5962Created 1997“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Committee on the Church in Latin America...”
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5963Created 1997“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Committee on Science and Human Values...”
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5964Created 1996“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5965Created 1999“...Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium pro Laicis...”
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5966by Colecchi, Stephen M.“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5967Created 1999“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5968Created 1999“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5969Created 1999“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5970Created 1999“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5971Created 1996“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Ad Hoc Committee on Stewardship...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5972Created 1988“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5973Created 1975“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5974Created 2000“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5975Created 2001“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5976Created 2000“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5977Created 2001“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5978Created 2002“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5979Created 2001“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops' Committee on Migration...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5980Created 2002“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5981by Grimes, Donna Toliver“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Created 2001
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5982Created 2004“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
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5983Created 1755“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Angers (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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5984Created 1855“...Catholic Church. Province of New York (N.Y.). Provincial Council...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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5985Created 1988“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Administrative Committee...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5986Created 1994“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5987by Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de, 1600-1659“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Osma (Spain). Bishop (1654-1659 : Palafox y Mendoza)...”
Created 1659
Location: Copley Library, University of San Diego
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5988“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Osma (Spain). Bishop (1654-1659 : Palafox y Mendoza)...”
Location: Copley Library, University of San Diego
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5989Created 1865“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Tarbes (France). Bishop (1844-1870 : Mascarou Laurence)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5990by McGlone, Mary M.“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Committee on African American Catholics...”
Created 1997
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5991Created 1860“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Chartres (France). Bishop, 1853-1889 (Louis-Eugène Regnault)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5992Created 1855“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Chartres (France). Bishop, 1853-1889 (Louis-Eugène Regnault)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5993Created 1855“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Chartres (France). Bishop, 1853-1889 (Louis-Eugène Regnault)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5994Created 1893“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Bayonne (France). Bishop, 1890-1902 (François Antoine Jauffret)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5995Created 1899“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Bayonne (France). Bishop, 1890-1902 (François Antoine Jauffret)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5996Created 1890“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Bayonne (France). Bishop, 1890-1902 (François Antoine Jauffret)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5997Created 1889“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Poitiers (France). Bishop, 1889-1893 (Augustin-Hubert Juteau)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5998Created 1891“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Lyon (France). Archbishop, 1887-1893 (Joseph Alfred Foulon)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5999Created 1907“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Lyon (France). Archbishop, 1893-1912 (Pierre Hector Coullié)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6000Created 1900“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Lyon (France). Archbishop, 1893-1912 (Pierre Hector Coullié)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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