THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: 2018 STATISTICS.


THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: 2018 STATISTICS. A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CHURCH’S 2018 STATS SHOWS US THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 1.2 BILLION CATHOLICS, 414K PRIESTS 116K MAJOR SEMINARIANS, 66 MILLION STUDENTS, 5,287 HOSPITALS (without including the dispensaries, leprosaria, homes for the elderly or chronically ill…making the Church the largest health care provider and charitable…

IGLESIA DEL SALVADOR (SEVILLE, SPAIN). Best with sound.


IGLESIA COLEGIAL DEL SALVADOR (SEVILLE, SPAIN). The Collegiate Church of the Divine Savior is a Catholic temple of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The current building was finished at the beginning of the 18th century. A building originally from the Roman era existed in this area. The mosque of Ibn Adabbás was built between 829 and 830….

CHURCH OF ST. VINCENT (BESALÚ, GIRONA).


CHURCH OF ST. VINCENT (BESALÚ, GIRONA). Documented in the year 977 AD, the parish church of Besalú is a Romanesque construction with certain elelments of the transition to Gothic, such as the rose window and the main window. A Gothic side chapel contains the true Cross. CSFH VIDEO

CHURCH OF ST. MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, IN PORGUERES (GIRONA, SPAIN).


CHURCH OF ST. MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, IN PORGUERES (GIRONA, SPAIN). A 12th c. Romanesque Church, characterized by its semi-circular arches, thick walls with few and small openings, arcades (or series of arches), giving a visual sensation of symmetry and simplicity. CSFH PHOTOS AND VIDEO.

A PEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. MARY OF GIRONA.


A PEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. MARY OF GIRONA (CATALONIA, SPAIN). Sharing you a vid of the interior (nave) and ceiling of the cathedral taken a few days ago. Happy virtual sight-seeing! CSFH VIDEO

GIRONA CATHEDRAL: A GLIMPSE


GIRONA CATHEDRAL: A GLIMPSE The Girona Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona (in Catalan: Catedral de Santa Maria de Girona or simply Catedral de Girona), is a Roman Catholic church located in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona. The cathedral’s interior includes…

THE SOLE CHURCH OF CHRIST SUBSISTS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.


THE SOLE CHURCH OF CHRIST SUBSISTS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Compendium 109: Jesus chose the twelve, the future witnesses of his Resurrection, and made them sharers of his mission and of his authority to teach, to absolve from sins, and to build up and govern the Church. In this college, Peter received “the keys of…

JESUS ESTABLISHED HIS CHURCH ON ST. PETER AS ITS FOUNDATION.


JESUS ESTABLISHED HIS CHURCH ON ST. PETER AS ITS FOUNDATION. OUTLINE GOSPEL READING: Mt 16:13–19 THE CHURCH OF CHRIST RISES ON THE FIRM FOUNDATION OF PETER’S FAITH (St. Leo the Great) 1. GOSPEL READING: Mt 16:13–19 When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the…