Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.378 billion baptized Catholics worldwide 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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6151Created 1996“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6152Created 1968“...Catholic Church. Secretariatus ad Christianorum Unitatem Fovendam...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6153Created 1969“...Catholic Church. Consilium ad Exsequendam Constitutionem de Sacra Liturgia...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6154Created 1974“...Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6155Created 1930“...Catholic Church. Pope (1922-1939 : Pius XI)...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6156Created 2004“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6157Created 2003“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6158Created 2003“...Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6159Created 1659“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Puebla (Mexico). Bishop (1639-1653 : Palafox y Mendoza)...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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6160by Thiberge, Louis“...Catholic Church. Pope (1691-1700 : Innocent XII)...”
Created 1700
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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6161Created 1989“...Catholic Church...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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6162Created 1897“...Catholic Church. Diocese of St. Louis (Mo.). Synod...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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6163Created 1971“...Catholic Church. Congregatio pro Cultu Divino. Institutio generalis de liturgia horarum...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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6164Created 1997“...Catholic Church...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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6165Created 1990“...Catholic Church...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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6166
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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6167
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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6168
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
Finding aid to the George Hennessey correspondence
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6171
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
Finding aid to the Extension Society's historical letters and documents
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Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
Finding aid to the Rev. Francis Clement Kelley records
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Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
Finding aid to the Rev. Richard R. St. John records
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Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
Finding aid to theRussian Apostolate, St. Procopius Abbey records
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6176Created 1988“...Catholic Church. Conferencia Episcopal Cubana...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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6177Created 1936“...Catholic Church. Pope (1922-1939 : Pius XI)...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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6178Created 1968“...Catholic Church...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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6179Created 1984“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Salt Lake City (Utah)...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6180Created 1989“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Salt Lake City (Utah)...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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6181by Wicinski, David Allan“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Cleveland (Ohio)...”
Created 2010
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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6182Created 1729“...Catholic Church. Pope (1559-1565 : Pius IV)...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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6183Created 1968“...Catholic Church...”
Location: University Libraries of CUA, Catholic University of America
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6184Created 1912“...Catholic Church. Pope (1846-1878 : Pius IX)...”
Location: University Libraries of CUA, Catholic University of America
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6185Created 1893“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Bayonne (France). Bishop, 1890-1902 (François Antoine Jauffret)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6186Created 1899“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Bayonne (France). Bishop, 1890-1902 (François Antoine Jauffret)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6187Created 1890“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Bayonne (France). Bishop, 1890-1902 (François Antoine Jauffret)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6188by Lepe y Dorantes, Pedro de, 1641-1700“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Calahorra (Spain). Bishop (1686-1700 : Lepe y Dorantes)...”
Created 1699
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6189Created 1889“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Poitiers (France). Bishop, 1889-1893 (Augustin-Hubert Juteau)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6190Created 1891“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Lyon (France). Archbishop, 1887-1893 (Joseph Alfred Foulon)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6191Created 1907“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Lyon (France). Archbishop, 1893-1912 (Pierre Hector Coullié)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6192Created 1900“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Lyon (France). Archbishop, 1893-1912 (Pierre Hector Coullié)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6193Created 1900“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Lyon (France). Archbishop, 1893-1912 (Pierre Hector Coullié)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6194Created 1901“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes (France). Bishop (1899-1927 : Schoepfer)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6195Created 1900“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes (France). Bishop (1899-1927 : Schoepfer)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6196Created 1901“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes (France). Bishop (1899-1927 : Schoepfer)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6197Created 1904“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Manila (Philippines) Archbishop (1903-1916 : Jeremiah James Harty)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6198Created 2001“...Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church (McKees Rocks, Pa.). Youth group...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6199Created 1860“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Chartres (France). Bishop, 1853-1889 (Louis-Eugène Regnault)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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6200Created 1855“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Chartres (France). Bishop, 1853-1889 (Louis-Eugène Regnault)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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