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Hace 5 días · Roman Catholicism has remained the dominant religion in Mexico since the colonial era. Independent Mexico in the nineteenth century. The nineteenth century saw initial continuity of church-state relations in Mexico, but Mexican liberals increasingly sought to curtail the power and privilege of the Roman Catholic Church.
Hace 2 días · Catholic Church portal. v. t. e. The pope ( Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized : páppas, lit. 'father') [2] is the bishop of Rome, Patriarch of the West, and visible head of the Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, [a] Roman pontiff [b] or sovereign pontiff.
Hace 2 días · The Vatican is also a metonym for the pope, the city-state's and worldwide Catholic Church government Holy See, and Roman Curia. With an area of 49 hectares (121 acres) and as of 2023 a population of about 764, it is the smallest state in the world both by area and by population.
Hace 4 días · How has Pope Francis guided the Roman Catholic Church? Learn about the worldwide impact of Pope Francis. See all videos for this article.
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Hace 4 días · Vatican City, landlocked ecclesiastical state, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an enclave in Rome, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. Its medieval and Renaissance walls form its boundaries except on the southeast at St. Peter’s Square (Piazza ...
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Hace 5 días · Catholicism is a Christian religion, a reformation of the Jewish faith that follows the teachings of its founder Jesus Christ. Like other Christian religions (and Judaism and Islam), it is also an Abrahamic religion; Catholics consider Abraham as the ancient patriarch. The current head of the church is the Pope, who resides in Vatican City.
Hace 3 días · As the preeminent episcopal jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, the Holy See forms the church’s central government and makes decisions on issues of faith and morality for Catholics throughout the world, a population of about 1.3 billion.
