When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

The early Church sought to evangelize in the ... The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the situation this way: "Within the Catholic Church ... Canonical rites, which are of equal dignity, enjoy ...

Father Andrew Hart reminds us of the importance of helping those in need, quoting St. John Chrysostom's homily on the need to ...

22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair ... References to the “Chair of Peter” date back to the early centuries of Christianity. St. Jerome, a biblical scholar of the fourth ...