The Latin Church (Latin: Ecclesia Latina) is the largest autonomous (sui iuris) particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the ... Terminology · Organisation · Theology and philosophy

They trace their origins to the evangelization of Malabar Coast by the Dominican, Franciscan, Jesuit and Carmelite missionaries, mainly French and Portuguese.

As a branch of Christianity, Roman Catholicism can be traced to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ in Roman-occupied Jewish Palestine about 30 CE.

Latin has been the language of the Mass since the time of Pope St. Damasus I (d. 384). Since the Church is universal, it uses a language which is universal.

The word Church (ecclesia) is used in its first sense to express the whole congregation of Catholic Christendom united in one Faith, obeying one hierarchy in ...

13 мая 2011 г. · Christians in Rome adopted Latin and it became the Church's language in the fourth century. Saint Jerome's Bible translation into Latin is ...

In its origins, it included the foundation of many, diverse local Churches–Ambrosian, Irish, French (Gallican), Spanish, and Slavic (Cyril and Methodius were ...

By its own reading of history, Roman Catholicism originated with the very beginnings of Christianity. An essential component of the definition of any one of the ... Catholic · The Roman Catholic Reforma… · Beliefs and practices · Holy See

The Roman Catholic Church contends that its origin is the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ in approximately AD 30. The Catholic Church ...

23 мар. 2016 г. · Roman Catholic, while in common use, was originally a perjorative. Latin Catholic refers to those of the Catholic Church who use the Latin Rite ...