Catholicism
Pope's official religion
Catholicism is the faith, practice, and institutional structure of the Catholic Church—the largest branch of Christianity, headed by the Pope in Rome.
It emphasizes apostolic succession, the sacraments, veneration of saints, and the authority of church tradition alongside scripture.
She was raised in Catholicism but left the church as an adult.
The term sometimes distinguishes Roman Catholicism from Eastern Orthodox or Protestant Christianity.
Beaded prayer counter
- novenaNine-day prayer practice
- saintsCanonized religious figures
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
- MaryCommon feminine name
Madonna · divine mercy · scapular · medal · pilgrimage · shrine · apparition · Lourdes
Catholic Church's supreme leader
- VaticanPapal city-state
- Holy SeePapal governing authority
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
archbishop · priest · deacon · monsignor · nuncio · curia · diocese · parish
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- papal infallibilityPontiff's error-free teaching authority
- transubstantiationChange of underlying substance
- immaculate conceptionFlawless origin or beginning
original sin · trinity · incarnation · purgatory · canon law · encyclical · papal bull · creed
Sacred ritual table
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- patenEucharistic bread dish
- monstranceVessel displaying consecrated host
crucifix · sanctuary · vestments · chasuble · stole · alb · incense · holy water
Ritual water purification ceremony
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
matrimony · holy orders · communion · absolution · chrism · godparent · sponsor · sacramental
Hebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- friarMendicant order member
- sisterFemale sibling
- brotherMale with shared parents
monastery · convent · abbey · religious order · vows · celibacy · habit · cloister
Formal worship structure
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- lectionaryScheduled scripture for services
- missalCatholic service text collection
offertory · consecration · elevation · sign of peace · dismissal · ordinary · rubrics · advent
Deep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- prayerAddress to deity
- faithTrust without proof
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
salvation · redemption · sanctification · contemplation · mysticism · adoration · veneration · intercession
rosary
Beaded prayer counter
- novenaNine-day prayer practice
- saintsCanonized religious figures
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
Mary · Madonna · divine mercy · scapular · medal · pilgrimage · shrine · apparition · Lourdes · Fatima
Pope
Catholic Church's supreme leader
bishop · archbishop · priest · deacon · monsignor · nuncio · curia · diocese · parish · conclave
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- papal infallibilityPontiff's error-free teaching authority
- transubstantiationChange of underlying substance
immaculate conception · original sin · trinity · incarnation · purgatory · canon law · encyclical · papal bull · creed · apostolic
altar
Sacred ritual table
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- patenEucharistic bread dish
monstrance · crucifix · sanctuary · vestments · chasuble · stole · alb · incense · holy water · relics
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
reconciliation · matrimony · holy orders · communion · absolution · chrism · godparent · sponsor · sacramental · valid
nun
Hebrew alphabet's fourteenth
brother · monastery · convent · abbey · religious order · vows · celibacy · habit · cloister · novitiate
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- lectionaryScheduled scripture for services
missal · offertory · consecration · elevation · sign of peace · dismissal · ordinary · rubrics · advent · lent
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
grace · salvation · redemption · sanctification · contemplation · mysticism · adoration · veneration · intercession · novena
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- church historychurch history, apostles, Protestant Reformation, Christian history, baptism
- ColombiaBogota, Medellin, Cali, Colombian flag, Colombian coffee
- Belgian Catholicismabbeys, archdioceses, bishoprics, cardinals, convents
- Canadian FaithAnglicanism, Sikhism, Judaism, Islam, Anglican Church
- European faithsProtestantism, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Calvinism
CatholicismProtestantism
Reformation-era Christian movement
Lutheranism · Calvinism · Anglicanism · Methodism · Presbyterianism
Catholicismatheism
Rejection of deities
secularism · secular humanism · antitheism · irreligion · agnosticism
- Roman CatholicismPapal Christian tradition
- folk catholicism