Yes, for many centuries, Latin was the common tongue of all educated people. Prayers and Church services were all in Latin, books were all written in Latin, ambassadors all spoke Latin, etc.
No. Catholic missionaries were likely the first Christians in what is now Utah, at least in modern times. However, they passed through without establishing any permanent settlements there.
A catholic priest is paid a salary through the Parish. They can also accept donations from parishioners without it having to be donated through the Parish.
St Edward Catholic School's motto is 'Minds. Hearts. God.'.
Philip II of Spain was unable to control England through Mary. Elizabeth refused to marry him so he could not make England a Catholic nation again. He also failed to keep the Netherlands a Catholic naation.
Missionaries came to Ireland in order to convert the generally Pagan population to Catholicism . They did this through preaching and combining the teachings of Catholicism with the previous Pagan traditions. This obviously worked as Ireland is now a 90% Catholic nation the other 10% being made up largely of non-nationals who practice different religions. However, a recent survey showed that 86% of people, although claiming to be Catholic, do not attend mass.
Different beliefs, different areas of origin. The definitions of "Hutu" and "Tutsi" peoples may have changed through time and location. The Hutu are the largest of the three ethnic groups in Burundi and Rwanda. Tutsi resisted conversion to Christianity by catholic missionaries, the missionaries found success only among the Hutu.
The Church Of England is not a place, it is a religion; It's a branch of Christianity, much the same a being a Roman Catholic or Baptist. The Church of England, was created by King Henry VIII so he could Divorce is first wife, Cathrine of Aragon, and marry his second, Anne Boleyn. As the Pope would not let him through being Catholic. Therefore the Britsh monarch is the head of the Church of England to this day.
European influence in the novel is seen through the missionaries who introduce Christianity and Western ideals to the native populations. This influence often leads to cultural clashes and challenges traditional beliefs and practices. The missionaries can be seen as both a positive force for change and progress, as well as a source of conflict and colonial oppression.
to spread their Christianity and culture
Romans 8:37 - Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. [NKJV]
There were dozens, if not hundreds of Catholic Churches in England, but they were all "appropriated" by the Church of England five hundred years ago. St Etheldreda's Church in London was built in the 13th century, and was purchased (!) back by the Catholic Church in 1873 so it is not only one of the oldest existed Catholic Churches, but it is still (or again) Catholic
Empires are created through the conquest of other peoples and their incorporation into an enlarged imperial state of the conquerors.