It is called Nativitatis Domini in Latin, the Nativity of the Lord.
A good Catholic.
There is only one Catholic Church. There are no divisions. There are some non-Catholic denominations who call themselves Catholic but who are not Catholic, they are Protestant. If the church is not united under the pope in Rome, it is not a Catholic Church.
Pope
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The Laity.
I presume you are talking about the 'Roman Catholic Church' made up of congregations entirely in union with the pope. There are thousands of Catholic parishes in California. There are a number of churches that call themselves Catholic but that are not - The American Catholic Church, The American Charismatic Catholic Church, for example, which do not recognize the pope as the leader of the Church.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) call Christmas "Christmas'. :) Christmas is celebrated with traditions common to their family, nationality, and culture, with an increased focus on the birth of Jesus Christ.
No, the Catholic Church is the Christian Church, the original Christian Church. The Episcopal Church is a Protestant Church and not Catholic. To be Catholic a Church must accept the pope as the leader of the Church as well as other Catholic doctrines. The Episcopal Church does not.
Popes, cardinals, archbishops and bishops
One of them- no church can monopolize or call itself superior to others
Roman Catholic AnswerSpeak to any priest, or call the local Catholic Church and tell the office that you are interested in the Church. They will put you in contact with the appropriate people.
The primary 'service,' if you want to call it that, is the Mass or Eucharist that forms the basis of nearly every 'service' in the Catholic Church, including weddings and funerals.