Hace 5 días · Catholicism is one of many major legacies from the Spanish colonial era, the others include Spanish as the nation's language, the Civil Code and Spanish colonial architecture. The Catholic Church was a privileged institution until the mid nineteenth century.
Hace 6 días · In the Catholic Church, in addition to the Latin Church—directly headed by the Pope as Latin patriarch and notable within Western Christianity for its sacred tradition and seven sacraments— there are 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, self-governing particular churches sui iuris with their own hierarchies.
- 1.311 billion (2018)
- Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Italy
- Apostles Peter and Paul
- 1st century, Rome, Roman Empire
Hace 3 días · Eastern Catholic Churches are churches with origins in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa that have their own distinctive liturgical, legal and organizational systems and are identified by the national or ethnic character of their region of origin. Each is considered fully equal to the Latin tradition within the Catholic Church.
- 17,156
- Catholic
- 70,412,021 (2017)
- Catholic theology
Hace 3 días · Roman Catholicism, Christian church that has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. Along with Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism, it is one of the three major branches of Christianity. The Roman Catholic Church traces its history to Jesus Christ and the Apostles.
- What is the difference between Christianity and Roman Catholicism?Christianity is an important world religion that stems from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus. Roman Catholicism is the largest of the three...
- Who founded Roman Catholicism?As a branch of Christianity, Roman Catholicism can be traced to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ in Roman-occupied Jewish Palestine about 30...
- What are the Roman Catholic sacraments?In Roman Catholicism and certain other Christian churches, the sacraments are a key and essential part of the faith. In Roman Catholic teaching, th...
- Why is Roman Catholicism so prominent in Latin America?Roman Catholicism is the major religion of nearly every country in Latin America. This can be attributed in large part to the lingering effects of...
Hace 2 días · The Catholic Church in England and Wales has five provinces: Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Southwark and Westminster. There are 22 dioceses which are divided into parishes (for comparison, the Church of England and Church in Wales currently have a total of 50 dioceses).
- 5.2 million (2009)
- c. 200s: Christianity in Roman Britain, c. 500s: Anglo-Saxon Christianity, Britain, Roman Empire
Hace 2 días · The Chaldean Catholic Church is the largest of the three. The groups of Assyrians who did not reunify with Rome remained and are known as the Assyrian Church of the East, which experienced an internal schism in 1968 which led to the creation of the Ancient Church of the East .