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• BonaventurePeople

  Bonaventure (1217 or c. 1221–1274) was a medieval Italian Scholastic theologian who served as Minister General of the Franciscan Order and as a cardinal. The Catholic Church venerates him as a saint and Doctor of the Church under the title "Seraphic Doctor."

• John Paul IIPeople

  John Paul II (1920–2005), a native of Poland, was the 264th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1978 to 2005. He was the first pope to visit Korea, where in 1984 he canonized 103 Korean martyrs.

• Benedict XVIPeople

  Benedict XVI (1927–2022), born Joseph Ratzinger, was a German-born prelate who served as the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church (2005–2013). Known as a conservative theologian, he was the first pope in nearly 600 years to step down from office during his lifetime.

• Galileo AffairHistory

  The Galileo affair was the episode in which the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, after defending heliocentrism, was convicted by the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church in 1633. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between science and faith.

• CatharsHistory

  The Cathars were a dualist Christian sect that spread through southern France and northern Italy in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. They are also called Albigensians, after the southern French city of Albi. The Catholic Church condemned them as heretics and suppressed them through a crusade and the Inquisition.

• Liturgy of the HoursWorship & Rites

  The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office, is the public prayer of the church in which psalms, canticles, Scripture readings, and prayers are offered at fixed times of the day. The term is used chiefly in the Catholic Church, and similar traditions exist in the Anglican and Lutheran churches.

• Easter VigilWorship & Rites

  The Easter Vigil is a service held on the night of Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, in anticipation of the resurrection of Christ. It proceeds through the Service of Light, the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of Baptism, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and it is especially valued in liturgical traditions such as the Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.

• G. K. ChestertonPeople

  G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English journalist, author, and Christian apologist. He is best known for apologetic works such as Orthodoxy and for his Father Brown detective stories. In 1922 he left the Church of England and was received into the Roman Catholic Church.

• Religious OrderOrganization & Polity

  A religious order is a community of men or women religious who live under a common rule, take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and pray together. Religious orders exist mainly in the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion.

• PurgatoryDoctrine & Theology

  In Catholic doctrine, purgatory is the state of purification through which souls who died in grace but were not yet fully purified pass before entering heaven. Protestants generally do not accept it.

• Immaculate ConceptionDoctrine & Theology

  The Immaculate Conception is the Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception. It is distinct from the Virgin Birth, the teaching that Mary bore Jesus as a virgin.

• Papal InfallibilityDoctrine & Theology

  Papal infallibility is the Roman Catholic doctrine that the pope is free from error when, under certain conditions, he formally defines a doctrine concerning faith or morals; Protestants do not accept it.

• TrappistsHistory

  The Trappists are a Catholic religious order that arose in 1664 when Rancé, abbot of La Trappe Abbey in France, reformed the Cistercians. Officially named the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, the order is known for a strictly cloistered monastic life centered on prayer, silence, and labor.

• TriduumFeasts & Seasons

  The Triduum is a season of the church year that, from the evening of Maundy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday, commemorates as one continuous whole the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, his passion and death, his burial, and his resurrection.

• Society of JesusHistory

  The Society of Jesus is a Catholic religious order of men that began in 1534, when Ignatius of Loyola and his companions took vows in Paris. It received approval from Pope Paul III in 1540 and has placed particular emphasis on foreign missions and higher education.

• Biblical CanonDoctrine & Theology

  The canon is the list of books that the church has recognized as the Word of God and the standard for faith and life. Protestants regard sixty-six books as canonical and refer to certain books excluded from the canon as the Apocrypha.

• BenedictionWorship & Rites

  The benediction is the part of a worship service in which, at its close, the minister asks for or pronounces God's blessing upon the congregation. In Catholic and Anglican usage, it is commonly referred to as the blessing.

• World Christian PopulationHistory

  The world Christian population is an estimate of the number of people worldwide who identify themselves as Christians or are affiliated with a church. As of 2020 it stood at roughly 2.3 to 2.5 billion, and over the course of the twentieth century its center shifted from Europe to Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

• John KnoxPeople

  John Knox (c. 1514–1572) was a Scottish reformer. Drawing on the theology of John Calvin, he led the Scottish Reformation and is regarded as having laid the foundations of the Presbyterian Church.

• ExorcismChristian Life

  Exorcism is the casting out, in the name of Jesus Christ and through prayer, of demons believed to enter people and do them harm. The Gospels record Jesus casting out demons, and the practice has continued in various forms in Catholic rites and in Pentecostal and charismatic deliverance ministry.