Jesus himself established the Catholic Church, and He died to save all people. The Catholic Church believes that every person is a child of God. The word "catholic" means "universal," and the Catholic Church is universally open to all people, no matter where they are from.
The Catholic Church's mission is to spread its teachings and welcome all people to share in its beliefs and practices. It seeks to build a community of believers regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or background, in line with its principles of inclusivity and outreach.
The Puritans sought to break with the Church of England when they came to the New World. They believed the church was still too similar to the Roman Catholic Church and wanted to establish a more strictly Protestant and purified form of worship in their new colony.
The Catholic Church, i.e. Pope Gregory, instituted the Gregorian Calendar. However, it is now the standard calendar that is recognised by nearly everyone, regardless of religion. I.e., today's date in the Gregorian Calendar is 12 July 2012.
Transubstantiation is a belief held by the Catholic Church. Catholics believe that during the Eucharist, the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. This belief is celebrated during the Mass by Catholics around the world.
There are numerous schools around the world named after St. Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Order. The exact number is difficult to determine, but there are likely many schools that bear his name due to his significance in the Catholic Church and history of education.
John 3:16-18 in the Roman Catholic Bible speaks about God's love for the world by sending His only Son, Jesus, to save humanity. It emphasizes the importance of belief in Jesus as the path to eternal life and the consequences of rejecting Him, leading to condemnation. This passage highlights the central message of Christianity – salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
Catholics the world over have declared their love, faith and consistency in the Catholic Church. Effectively they have said "we need and want the catholic faith and the church that supports it."Catholics have a mission to evangelize. This means that we they want to share their faith and church with others. In other words everyone needs the Catholic Church, however, some have not yet come to that realization.
The Church is manifested to the world by its teachings and people coming to Church.
There are many of them around the world. Most important are the ones in Ireland, like St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh, the seat of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
The Roman Catholic Church
There are parishes all around the world with churches dedicated to the Ascension, far too many to list here.
There is no "Europe Catholic Church", there is the world-wide Catholic Church in Europe and everywhere else in the world, and its role is the same everywhere, to bring Christ to people and people to Christ and salvation.
To spread the word of God to those around them!
The most well known church organizations are the Catholic church, followed by millions around the world, and the Church of England. Another well respected church organization is the Greek Orthodox Church.
Vatican
The Latin Rite Roman Catholic Church is by far the largest Catholic Church in the world.
It's primary benefit - universality. Its rites, sacraments and doctrine are the same around the world.
False. It is about 1 half of the world is Catholic No, not even close. How many Catholics are there in China and India? Those two countries make up over a third of the world population. World - 6,602,224,175 China - 1,339,080,000 India - 1,065, 070,609 Africa - 1,000,000,000 These are non-Catholic areas but 1/2 of the World population. That would mean everyone else would have to be Catholic. The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church denomination with over 1 billion members, less than 1/6 of the World population