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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024. 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.
Entre sus tareas se incluyen la difusión del Evangelio y la realización de obras de misericordia corporales y espirituales en atención a los enfermos, pobres y afligidos, como parte de su doctrina social conocida como Doctrina social de la Iglesia (DSI).
La Iglesia católica es la Iglesia cristiana más numerosa. Se considera a sí misma un «sacramento», un «signo e instrumento de la unión íntima con Dios y de la unidad de todo el género humano», por cuanto ella misma se declara fundada por Cristo.
According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it started from the day of Pentecost at the upper room of Jerusalem; the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.
The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church in the world. It has over one billion members, and is the world's largest religious group. Its members believe that Jesus Christ started the Catholic Church 2,000 years ago. The Church’s headquarters are in the Vatican City.
The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, representing over half of all Christians and one sixth of the world's population. It is made up of one Western and 23 Eastern Catholic churches and divided into 2,782 jurisdictional areas around the world.
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 "world's oldest continuously functioning international institution." [1] This article covers a period of just under two thousand years.
