New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state
On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark ...
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History of Catholic Blessings
Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed by bishops, priests, and sometimes deacons, but as in many other religions ...
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The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
This Companion provides an accessible guide for those seeking to comprehend the significance of Vatican II for Catholicism today. It offers a thorough overview of the Second Vatican Council, the most ...
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A Hindu festival called Christmas: Encounters between a non-practising Hindu and Roman Catholicism
Instead he welcomed the foreigners and Roman Catholicism got a foothold in India. The spice trade was the obvious reason for Vasco da Gama’s visit but it was always coupled with saving the heathens.