The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world's population. The Catholic Church is a communion of 23 sui juris particular churches. Among these are the Western Rite (Latin Rite) and Eastern Catholic Churches comprising 2,782 dioceses. The Church's highest earthly authority in matters of faith, morality and Church governance is the pope,currently Pope Benedict XVI who holds supreme authority over the Church in concert with the College of Bishops, of which he is the head. The community is made up of an ordained ministry and the laity; members of either group may belong to organized religious communities. source Wikipedia, click here for full article on Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church News
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Renaissance artist Raphael's works are shown together for the first time after Vatican loans tapestries to V&A The Sacrifice at Lystra by Raphael, part of the V&A's exhibition, Raphael: Cartoons and Tapestries for the Sistine Chapel.
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More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not contribute to the cost of Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Scotland and England, according to a survey.
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The lawyer for a Connecticut Roman Catholic priest says his client denies allegations in a lawsuit that he sexually abused an altar boy in the 1980s and tried to buy his silence with bribes.
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The lawyer for a Connecticut Roman Catholic priest says his client denies allegations in a lawsuit that he sexually abused an altar boy in the 1980s and tried to buy his silence with bribes.
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