The bishops, priests as well as lay people help minister to the Church worldwide.
The Curia helps administer the day to day running of the Church.
The pope is a priest and bishop and. as such, can administer all 7 sacraments.
As of March 2013 the pope of the worldwide Catholic Church is Pope Francis.
holy spirit
encyclicals- letters from the pope to the whole church
Pope Francis is the pope of the Philippines as he is for the entire world. Individual countries do not have popes, there is just one pope for the entire Catholic Church.
The only requirement is that you must be a male Catholic. However, it also helps to be a cardinal. The Church has not had a non-cardinal as pope in many centuries.
Jesus Christ started the Church and the apostles under the leadership of Pope Saint Peter spread that faith around the known world.
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
Jesus Christ is the head of the Catholic Church (Col 1:18), His vicar on earth: the pope, today Pope Benedict XVI, is the spiritual leader of the world's Catholics.
The pope does not rule the world. He is the head of the Roman Catholic Church and his ecclesiastical jurisdiction encompasses what is often called the "Holy See".
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.