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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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Abstinence
Religion; Catholic church
Fasting in a lighter context, where the believer simply forbids themselves from eating certain foods – in the Catholic context of Lent, this usually means any form of red meat.
Ordination
Religion; Catholic church
One of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, ordination is the believer undergoing vows to lead other Catholics by administering sacraments, by preaching, and by leading them.
Miracles
Religion; Catholic church
Rare these days, miracles are phenomena unexplainable by science that are attributed to God or to the intervention of His saints, often concerning healing, stigmata, or other beneficent phenomena.
Canonization
Religion; Catholic church
The declaration by the Church of a deceased person to be a saint. Note that not being canonized does not imply not being a saint, as canonization is only the recognition of the fact.
Exorcism
Religion; Catholic church
The rite of evicting demons or malevolent spirits from a person. The Catholic Church describes it as any prayer in the name of Jesus Christ invoking protection against the Evil One and his dominion.
The Annunciation
Religion; Catholic church
A Joyful Mystery, it calls the Christian to meditate and contemplate upon the visit of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce her conception of Jesus Christ.
The Visitation
Religion; Catholic church
A Joyful Mystery, it calls the Christian to meditate and contemplate upon the visit of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth and the miraculous kick of her baby when she laid eyes upon Mary.
