Societies, Catholic

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• Societies, Catholic, American Federation of — • An organization of the Catholic laity, parishes, and societies under the guidance of the hierarchy, to protect and advance their religious, civil, and social interests Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Truth Societies, Catholic — • Covers their establishment in various countries Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Catholic Congresses —     Catholic Congresses     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Congresses     One of the remarkable and important manifestations of the social and religious life of the present day are gatherings of Catholics in general public conferences. This… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Catholic Societies —     Catholic Societies     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Societies     Catholic societies are very numerous throughout the world; some are international in scope, some are national; some diocesan and others parochial. These are treated in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Catholic Truth Societies —     Catholic Truth Societies     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Truth Societies     This article will treat of Catholic Truth Societies in the chronological order of their establishment in various countries.     IN ENGLAND     The Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Catholic Parochial Missions —     Catholic Parochial Missions     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Parochial Missions     This term is used to designate certain special exertions of the Church s pastoral agencies, made, for the most part, among Catholics, to instruct them… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Catholic Missions —     Catholic Missions     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Missions     The history of Catholic missions would necessarily begin with the missionary labours of Christ, and would cover a very considerable portion of the history of the Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Catholic social teaching — encompasses aspects of Catholic doctrine relating to matters dealing with the collective welfare of humanity. The foundations of modern Catholic social teaching are widely considered to have been laid by Pope Leo XIII s 1891 encyclical letter… …   Wikipedia

• Catholic Directories —     Catholic Directories     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Directories     The ecclesiastical sense of the word directory, as will be shown later, has become curiously confused with its secular use, but historically speaking the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Catholic peace traditions — Catholic peacemaking includes three major traditions: # evangelical nonviolence practiced by individuals, groups and mass movements; # just war theory and practice borrowed from Roman thought and expanded by Catholic moral and legal thinkers; and …   Wikipedia