In the Catholic Church, communicatio in sacris ("communion in sacred [things]"; also translated as "worship in common": n.8 ), also called communicatio...

for the giving of the Eucharist to other Christians (communicatio in sacris) are summarized in canon 844 of the Latin Church's 1983 Code of Canon Law...

present in the bread and wine consecrated during the Catholic eucharistic liturgy, generally known as the Mass. The definition of the Eucharist in the 1983...

In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence (Latin: indulgentia, from indulgeo, 'permit') is "a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has...

after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the Apostles as having offered two disciples of Jesus payment in exchange for their empowering him to...

completion of the novitiate in a Catholic religious institute. It is solemn insofar as the Church recognizes it as such. Any vow in Catholic religious life...

adopted for their male members a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelization, and ministry, especially...

term heresy connotes both the belief in itself, and the attitude towards said belief. Heresy has a specific meaning in the Catholic Church when it applies...

A censure is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. In parliamentary procedure, it is a debatable main motion that could be adopted by...

character flaws or misrepresentation of the evidence favoring canonization". In common language, the phrase "playing devil's advocate" describes a situation...