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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5901by O'Neill, John J.“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Created 1978
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5902Created 1971“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5903Created 1973“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5904Created 1973“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5905Behold your mother, woman of faith; a pastoral letter on the Blessed Virgin Mary, November 21, 1973.Created 1973“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5906Created 1973“...Catholic Church. Congregatio de Disciplina Sacramentorum...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5907Created 1969“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5908Created 1993“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Ad Hoc Committee on Stewardship...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5909Created 1974“...Catholic Church. Congregatio pro Institutione Catholica...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5910Created 1975“...Catholic Church. Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5911Created 1995“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5912Created 1995“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5913Created 1997“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Committee on the Church in Latin America...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5914Created 1996“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5915Created 1639“...Catholic Church. Pope (1623-1644 : Urban VIII)...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5916Created 2000“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5917Created 2001“...Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium pro Familia...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5918Created 2000“...Catholic Church. Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5919Created 2000“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5920Created 2000“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5921Created 2000“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5922Created 2001“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5923Created 2000“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5924Created 2001“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5925Created 2002“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5926Created 2001“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops' Committee on Migration...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5927Created 2002“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5928by Grimes, Donna Toliver“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Created 2001
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5929Created 2004“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5930Created 2007“...Catholic Church. Pope (1305-1314 : Clement V)...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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5931
Location: University Libraries of CUA, Catholic University of America
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5932by Green, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph), 1938-“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Created 1992
Location: University Libraries of CUA, Catholic University of America
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5933Created 1976“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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5934Created 1962“...Catholic Church...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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5935Created 1950“...Catholic Church...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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5936Created 1987“...Catholic Church. Pontificia Commissio de Spirituali Migratorum atque Itinerantium Cura...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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5937Created 1993“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Miami (Fla.). Archbishop (1977-1993 : McCarthy)...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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5938Created 1995“...Catholic Church. Cor Unum...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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5939Created 1985“...Catholic Church. Conferencia Episcopal Paraguaya. Equipo Nacional de Pastoral Social...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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5940Created 1867“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Westminster (London, England). Archbishop (1865-1892 : Manning)...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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5941Created 1864“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Aire and Dax (France). Bishop (1859-1876 : Epivent)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5942Created 1866“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Aire and Dax (France). Bishop (1859-1876 : Epivent)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5943Created 1893“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Chartres (France). Bishop, 1890-1895 (François Lagrange)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5944Created 1875“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Bayonne (France). Bishop, 1838-1878 (François Lacroix)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5945Created 1873“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Bayonne (France). Bishop, 1838-1878 (François Lacroix)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5946Created 1876“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Rodez (France). Bishop, 1871-1896 (Ernest Bourret)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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5947Created 1938“...Catholic Church. Pope (1878-1903 : Leo XIII)...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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5948Created 1950“...Catholic Church. Assemblě p̌iscopale de la province civile de Qub̌ec...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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5949Created 1764“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Als̈ (France). Bishop (1755-1776 : de Beauteville)...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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5950Created 1763“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Paris (France). Archbishop (1746-1781 : de Beaumont)...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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