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need for internal reforms, the Church remains a central force in global Christianity, engaging in ecumenical dialogue with other Christian denominations and

has become the normative liturgical and canonical tradition of Western Christianity. Governed by the Pope, the supreme pontiff residing in Vatican City,

331 parishes serving 2.59 million baptized faithful. As the cradle of Christianity in the West, Rome draws over 10 million pilgrims annually to its basilicas

to Church unity. Following the Edict of Milan in 313, which legalized Christianity, bishops assumed greater administrative roles within the Roman Empire

Bishop of Hippo Regius, and one of the most pivotal theologians in Western Christianity. Born in Thagaste, Roman Africa, Augustine’s journey from a dissolute

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it encompasses diverse cultures, economies, and religions, including Christianity, Islam, and secularism. The Catholic Church, with approximately 280 million

Tarsus, was a Jewish apostle and pivotal figure in the spread of early Christianity. Born in Tarsus, Cilicia, Paul was a Roman citizen and Pharisee who initially

encompasses diverse cultures, economies, and religions, including Islam, Christianity, and traditional African faiths. The Catholic Church, with approximately

Apostle of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most celebrated figures, credited with the conversion of Ireland to Christianity in the fifth century. Born in

cultures, economies, and religions, including Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity. The Catholic Church, with approximately 140 million adherents (about

tradition of iconography, liturgy, and monasticism that has influenced global Christianity. Catholics, guided by documents like the Second Vatican Council's Unitatis

December in the Latin Rite. His influence spans Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, as well as the Anglican Communion. His relics, preserved in the Basilica

Saint Joseph (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, Ioséph) is revered in Christianity as the husband of the Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus Christ

soldiers, with his feast day on 25 July. Honored in Catholic, Orthodox Christianity, and Anglican Communion, his relics at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

islands, it features diverse cultures, economies, and religions, including Christianity, Indigenous beliefs, and minority faiths. The Catholic Church, with approximately

introduced in the 10th century through early Christian contacts with Byzantine Christianity. Catholicism shapes Russia’s Christian minority culture through charity

notably under Saint Ambrose, its patron, whose influence shaped Western Christianity. Approximately 90% of Milanese are Catholic, served by 405 parishes and

archives and Japanese records supports his foundational role in Asian Christianity, positioning him as a model of cross-cultural evangelization. Saint Francis

America, it encompasses diverse cultures, economies, and religions, with Christianity, including Catholicism, being predominant. The Catholic Church, with