Congregation is all the people gathered Parishoners are people who belong to a parish
Parishioners. Church goers. The faithful. The community. The congregation.
Churchgoers.
A congregation.
Either worshippers or the congregation.
Catholics.
Christians.
In Catholic churches.
Yes
They are Roman Catholics because I am Vietnamese and I am Catholic. Some churches are Catholic churches for Vietnamese people. Not a lot of people are Catholics in Vietnam. Most are Buddhist.
The clergy of the Roman Catholic Church are called Priests. The priest who heads a parish is also called a Pastor. The catholic church has extraordinary ministers such as the Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. These are lay people who assist with giving communion.
Yes, lots of people who are not Catholic still attend Catholic schools, it's quite common.
the people who look after the churches are called a vicar
Mother Theresashe helped the poor people, she is catholic and is a saint in christian, and catholic churches.
Because it was the old catholic churches teachings.
Yes, gays are not hated by the Catholic church. They just believe gay people shouldn't pursue intimacy or marriage and should be alone for the rest of their lives.
There are many similarities between Catholic Churches and Church of England churches for the simple reason that all the original Church of England churches were Catholic Churches before they were stolen by King Henry VIII and appropriated for his new "church". They all contain an altar situated in a sanctuary, and a place for the people (called the nave). Many of them still contain a choir between the nave and the altar.
Well, Maryland had many catholic and christian churches. colonial Maryland, just like today's Maryland had religious freedom. Mostly catholic people came from England.
Assuming you are referring to the Catholic Church I understand it was a chap called Peter. Other churches might name different people.