Catholic community

Faithful gathered locally

A Catholic community is a group of people united by shared Catholic faith and practice.

The term ranges from a local parish congregation to the global body of Catholics worldwide.

It may also refer to intentional living arrangements—monasteries, convents, or lay communities organized around Catholic spirituality: She found support in her Catholic community after the loss.

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Eucharist · fellowship · Pope · youth group · Knights of Columbus · St. Vincent de Paul · volunteerism · confession · bishop · priest · ecumenism · charity · rosary · potluck · cathedral · prayer · prayer group · Ash Wednesday

Opposites
religious affiliation

Catholic communityOrthodox community

Group adhering to established doctrine

Jewish community · Muslim community · Islamic community · Hindu community

social organization

Catholic communitysolo practice

Unaccompanied skill work

hermit · private devotion · lapsed Catholic · spiritual but not religious

religious vs. secular orientation

Catholic communitysecular society

Culture separating state from religion

Family

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