Catholic church

Catholic church

The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church with 1.2 billion members worldwide. It is among the oldest institutions in the world and has played a prominent role in western civilization. The Catholic heirarchy is lead by the Pope. The Catholic Church is Trinitarian and defines it's mission as spreading the word and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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uppenbarelse

Religion; Catholic church

En utseende till människor på jorden av en himmelsk varelse--Kristus, Maria, en ängel eller ett helgon. Uppenbarelser av Jesus i kroppen stigit till sina lärjungar uppstod mellan påsk och hans ...

Eva

Religion; Catholic church

According to the creation story in Genesis, the first woman; wife of Adam. God did not create man a solitary being; from the beginning, "male and female he created them" (Gen 1:29) (369, 375). ...

tillbedjan

Religion; Catholic church

Tillbedjan och ära till Gud, som är den första akten av förtjänsten av religion (2096). Offentlig gudstjänst ges till Gud i kyrkan av firandet av Kristi Paschalis mysterium i liturgin (1067).

Adam

Religion; Catholic church

According to the creation story in Genesis, the first man. From this story the Church has learned that humanity was originally created in a state of holiness and justice and that the first ancestors ...

martyr

Religion; Catholic church

A witness to the truth of the faith, in which the martyr endures even death to be faithful to Christ. Those who die for the faith before having received Baptism are said to have received a "baptism ...

patriark

Religion; Catholic church

A title given to the venerable ancestors or "fathers" of the Semitic peoples, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who received God's promise of election (61, 205). In the Church hierarchy, and especially ...

kristen

Religion; Catholic church

A name derived from that of Christ himself. The name refers to all those who have been anointed through the gift of the Holy Spirit in Baptism; hence, the followers of Christ, the members of the ...