Yes, he is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Jesus Christ is in charge through his vicar on earth Pope Benedict XVI.
The pope for Roman Catholics (Catholics who attend mass in the Latin rite), as well as for Catholics of the Byzantine Catholic Church, the Ethiopian Catholic Church, the Greek Catholic Church, the Maronite Catholic Church, the Assyrian Catholic Church, and many more, none of which celebrate the Roman rite, but all of which are in union with the Pope.
Yes. Pope Francis.
St. Anthony was a Catholic. He did not found his own church. Therefore his pope is, or was, the same pope as all Catholics.
It means that the pope is the leader of the Universal Church - all of Christianity. However, non-Catholics dispute this and do not recognize the pope as their leader.
Catholics are the followers of the Pope.
The pope leads all the Christian Church. However, only the Catholics recognize his leadership.
The person in charge of the overall Catholic Church is the Pope. As the Bishop of Rome and the spiritual leader of Catholics worldwide, the Pope has supreme authority in matters of faith and church governance. The current Pope, as of October 2023, is Pope Francis, who has held the position since March 13, 2013.
Unlike Protestants, Catholics have a central leadership - the Pope and bishops - who assure we are all share the same beliefs.
They all share the same faith and the same leader (the pope).
Pope Fancis became the new pope in 2013.
Yes.