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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co-education

Religion; Catholic church

The term is now generally reserved to the practice of educating the sexes together; but even in this sense it has a variety of meanings.

liturgical colours

Religion; Catholic church

By a law of her liturgy the Church directs that the vestments worn by her sacred ministers, and the drapery used in the decoration of the altar should correspond in colour to that which is prescribed ...

belfry

Religion; Catholic church

The upper part of the tower or steeple of a church, for the reception of the bells; or a detached tower containing bells, as the campanile of the Italians.

basilica

Religion; Catholic church

The term basilica can indicate either the architectural style of a church, or its canonical status. Both senses will be treated in this article.

council ofbasle

Religion; Catholic church

Convoked by Pope Martin V in 1431, closed at Lausanne in 1449. The position of the pope as the common Father of the Christian world had been seriously compromised by the transfer of the papal court ...

bas-relief

Religion; Catholic church

A sculpture executed upon and attached to a flat surface. The usual impression produced by an artistic relief is that about one-half of the actual proportions of the object are being seen in their ...

beard

Religion; Catholic church

Among the Jews, as among most Oriental peoples, the beard was especially cherished as a symbol of virility; to cut off another man's beard was an outrage (2 Samuel 10:4); to shave or to pluck one's ...