| Juan Diego Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474 – May 30, 1548) was an indigenous Mexican who reported an apparition of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1531. He had a significant impact on the spread of the Catholic faith within Mexico. Juan_Diego
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| Jews for Jesus Jews for Jesus is a Christian Jews_for_Jesus
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| Documentary hypothesis Talk:Documentary_hypothesis
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| Veil A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face. As a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space. Veil
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| Mary (mother of Jesus) | death_date= unknown; See Assumption of Mary Mary_(mother_of_Jesus)
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| Seven deadly sins Talk:Seven_deadly_sins
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| Sistine Chapel Sistine Chapel () is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. Its fame rests on its architecture, evocative of Solomon's Temple of the Old Testament and on its decoration whch has been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and Sandro Botticelli. Sistine_Chapel
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| Marcel Lefebvre Marcel-François Lefebvre (November 29 1905 – March 25 1991), better known as Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, was a French Roman Catholic archbishop. Following a career as an Apostolic Delegate for West Africa and Superior General of the Holy Ghost Fathers, he took the lead in opposing the changes within the Church associated with the Second Vatican Council. Marcel_Lefebvre
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| Pontifex Maximus The Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the Ancient Roman College of Pontiffs. This was the most important position in the Ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post. Pontifex_Maximus
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| Hilary of Poitiers Hilarius or Saint Hilary (ca. 300 – 368) was bishop of Poitiers ('Pictavium') and considered an eminent doctor of the Western Christian Church. Hilary_of_Poitiers
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| Virginity A virgin (or maiden) is, originally, a young woman characterized by absence of sexual experience (see Etymology). Virginity is the state of being a virgin (never had vaginal intercourse). Virginity
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| Blasphemy Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. It may include using sacred names as stress expletives without intention to pray or speak of sacred matters; it is also sometimes defined as language expressing disapproved beliefs, or disbelief. Blasphemy
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| Same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage), is a term for a legally or socially, recognized marriage between two people of the same sex. "Same-sex marriage" and "gay marriage" are the most common terms used in news media and politics. Same-sex_marriage
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| In vitro fertilisation Talk:In_vitro_fertilisation
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| Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei), previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, and sometimes simply called the Holy Office is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. Among the most active of these major Curial departments, it oversees Catholic doctrine. Congregation_for_the_Doctrine_of_the_Faith
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| Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the governance of a prelate (bishop) appointed by the pope. Opus_Dei
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| Josemaría Escrivá |death_date= Josemaría_Escrivá
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| Mass of Paul VI The Mass of Pope Paul VI is the liturgy of the Catholic Mass of the Roman Rite promulgated by Paul VI in 1969, after the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). It is the present ordinary or normalLetter of Pope Benedict XVI to the Bishops on the occasion of the publication of Summorum Pontificum, paragraph 5 form of the Roman Rite of the Mass. Mass_of_Paul_VI
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| Sola fide Talk:Sola_fide
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| Full communion Full communion is a term used in Christian ecclesiology to describe the relationship of communion, with mutually recognized sharing of the same essential doctrines, between a Christian community and other communities or between that community and individuals.On Receiving Anglican clergy into the Catholic Church; How to become a Catholic; When an Orthodox joins the Catholic Church;On Participants in RCIA and Confirmation; My Return to the Catholic Church; etc. Full_communion
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| Latin Rite The Latin Rite is one of the 23 sui iuris particular Churches within the Catholic Church. This particular Church developed in western Europe and north Africa, where, from antiquity to the Renaissance, Latin was the principal language of education and culture, and so also of the liturgy. Latin_Rite
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| Latin Rite Talk:Latin_Rite
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| Modesty Standards of modesty (also called demureness or reticence) are aspects of the culture of a country or people, at a given point in time, and is a measure against which an individual in society may be judged. Though the term can be applied to both men and women, and boys and girls, it is most commonly applied to women, and girls. Modesty
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| Total depravity Total depravity (also called total inability and total corruption) is a theological doctrine that derives from the Augustinian concepts of original sin. It is also advocated by many Protestant confessions of faith and catechisms, including those of Lutheranism,The Book of Concord, "The Thorough Declaration of the Formula of Concord," chapter II, sections 11 and 12; The Augsburg Confession, Article 2 Anglicanism and Methodism,See the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles, Articles 9 and 10, and the Methodist Articles of Religion, Article 7. Total_depravity
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| Ignatius of Loyola |death_date= Ignatius_of_Loyola
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| Religious order A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates (laity) and, in some traditions, ordinated clergies. Religious_order
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| Land value tax Land value taxation (LVT) (or site value taxation) is an ad valorem tax where only the value of land itself is taxed. This ignores buildings, improvements, and personal property. Land_value_tax
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| Holocaust theology Holocaust theology refers to a body of theological and philosophical debate, soul-searching, and analysis, with the subsequent related literature, that attempts to come to grips with various conflicting views about the role of God in this human world and the events of the European Holocaust that occurred during World War II (1939-1945) when around 11 million people, including 6 million Jews were subjected to genocide by the Nazis and their cohorts. "Holocaust theology" is also referred to as "Theologie nach Auschwitz" ("Theology after Auschwitz" in German), due to the common practice of using "Auschwitz" as a shorthand for the Holocaust as a whole. Holocaust_theology
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| Swiss Guard Swiss Guards Swiss mercenary is the name given to those soldiers who have served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards, and palace guards at foreign European courts since the late 15th century. They are now represented in some sense by the Papal Swiss Guard. Swiss_Guard
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| Selwyn College, Cambridge Greek Selwyn_College,_Cambridge
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| Virgin birth of Jesus The virgin birth of Jesus is a religious tenet of Christianity and Islam which holds that Mary miraculously conceived Jesus while remaining a virgin. A universally held belief in the Christian church by the second century,"Virgin Birth" britannica. Virgin_birth_of_Jesus
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| Ecumenism Ecumenism (also oecumenism, œcumenism) refers to initiatives aimed at greater religious unity or cooperation. Ecumenism
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| Pallium The Pallium or Pall (derived from the Roman pallium or palla, a woollen cloak) is an ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic Church, originally peculiar to the Pope, but for many centuries bestowed by him on metropolitans and primates as a symbol of the jurisdiction delegated to them by the Holy See. Pallium
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| Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago | birth_place = Caguas, Puerto Rico Carlos_Manuel_Rodríguez_Santiago
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| Tridentine Mass The Tridentine Mass () is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editionsIn this context, "typical edition" means the officially approved edition to whose text other printings are obliged to conform. of the Roman Missal that were published between 1570 and 1962. Tridentine_Mass
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| Pope Benedict XV Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus PP. XV), (), ( November 21, 1854 – January 22, 1922), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, reigned as Pope from September 3, 1914 to January 22, 1922, succeeding Pope Pius X (1903–14). Pope_Benedict_XV
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| Pope Pius XI |birthplace=Desio, Italy Pope_Pius_XI
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| Passion (Christianity) The Passion is the Christian theological term used for the events and suffering – physical, spiritual, and mental – of Jesus in the hours prior to and including his trial and execution by crucifixion. The Crucifixion is an event central to Christian beliefs. Passion_(Christianity)
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| Index Librorum Prohibitorum The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books") was a list of publications prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church. In a first version (the Pauline Index) it was promulgated by Pope Paul IV in 1559; in a revised and somewhat relaxed form (the Tridentine Index authorized at the Council of Trent) it remained in force until it was abolished on June 14th 1966 by Pope Paul VI. Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum
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| Gospel Talk:Gospel
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| Bernard Francis Law | birthplace = Mexico Bernard_Francis_Law
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| Catholic sex abuse cases Allegations of sexual abuse of children have been made against a variety of religious groups including but not exclusively Roman Catholic priests, monks, and nuns. Several major lawsuits were filed in 2001 alleging that priests had sexually abused minors. Catholic_sex_abuse_cases
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| Catholic sex abuse cases Talk:Catholic_sex_abuse_cases
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| Blessed Virgin Mary The Blessed Virgin Mary, sometimes shortened to The Blessed Virgin or The Virgin Mary, is a traditional title used by most Christians and most specifically used by liturgical Christians such as Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholics, and some others to describe Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Blessed_Virgin_Mary
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| Philomena (?) Philomena
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| Cremation Cremation is the act of reducing a corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire. Contrary to popular belief, the remains (often called cremains) are not "ashes" in the usual sense, but rather dried bone fragments which have been pulverized in a device called a cremulator. Cremation
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| Atonement The atonement is a doctrine found within both Christianity and Judaism. It describes how sin can be forgiven by God. Atonement
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| Blessed Virgin Mary Talk:Blessed_Virgin_Mary
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| Hail Mary The Hail Mary or Ave Maria (Latin) is a traditional Christian prayer asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Hail Mary is used within Roman Catholicism, and it forms the basis of the Rosary. Hail_Mary
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| Pope John Paul I Talk:Pope_John_Paul_I
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