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	[[File:Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano September 2015-1a.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|[[Saint Peter's Basilica]] in [[Vatican City]], a symbol of the Catholic Church’s sacramental life facilitated by parishes worldwide]]

	The '''Parish''' is the fundamental local community of the [[Catholic Church]], where the faithful gather for worship, receive the [[Sacraments of the Catholic Church\|sacraments]], and engage in works of [[Charity\|charity]] under the pastoral care of a priest. Rooted in the Church’s mission to proclaim the [[Gospel]] and unite believers with [[Jesus Christ]] for the [[salvation]] of souls, parishes serve as the primary setting for the celebration of the [[Mass]], administration of sacraments like the [[Eucharist]] and [[Sacrament of Penance\|Confession]], and the fostering of communal faith. Established under the authority of a [[Bishop\|bishop]] within a [[Diocese\|diocese]], parishes connect the Church’s 1.39 billion members as of 2023 to the universal Church, led by the [[Pope]] in [[Vatican City]].		The '''Parish''' is the fundamental local community of the [[Catholic Church]], where the faithful gather for worship, receive the [[Sacraments of the Catholic Church\|sacraments]], and engage in works of [[Charity\|charity]] under the pastoral care of a priest. Rooted in the Church’s mission to proclaim the [[Gospel]] and unite believers with [[Jesus Christ]] for the [[salvation]] of souls, parishes serve as the primary setting for the celebration of the [[Mass]], administration of sacraments like the [[Eucharist]] and [[Sacrament of Penance\|Confession]], and the fostering of communal faith. Established under the authority of a [[Bishop\|bishop]] within a [[Diocese\|diocese]], parishes connect the Church’s 1.39 billion members as of 2023 to the universal Church, led by the [[Pope]] in [[Vatican City]].