The New World Order or NWO is claimed to be an emerging clandestine totalitarian world government by various conspiracy theories. The common theme in
The Illuminati is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church. This is the largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics
The Holy See, also called the See of Rome, is the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, the episcopal see of the Pope, and an
A church is a building used for Christian worship services and Christian activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church
The linguistic term "Catholic" derived from a Greek word meaning "universal" was historically recorded as early as 107 CE in the letters of Ignatius of Antioch.
In 380 CE, under the Edict of Thessalonica issued by Emperor Theodosius I, Nicene (Catholic) Christianity officially became the state religion of the Roman Empire, leading to the institutional regulation of religious practices and the formalisation of a calendar of feast days like Christmas and Easter.
Faith was traditionally taught through priests and schools rather than personal Bible study, with the priest acting as an intermediary for a supposedly sinful mankind.
Pope Pius X formally encouraged individual Bible study in 1909, making the text more accessible to the laity.
Historically, Jesus was a practicing Jew, and the original Jesus movement was a reform movement within Judaism . Conversely, the Catholic Church views Jesus' mission as universal, intended for the entire world, not just the Jewish people .
Early Christian bishops organized regional synods and ecumenical councils to systematically define orthodox Christian doctrines and combat widespread heresies. These massive assemblies were essential for creating a unified creed, standardizing the New Testament canon, and establishing clear administrative laws for a rapidly growing global church. Prominent gatherings, like the Council of Nicaea, were often financed and politically mandated by Roman emperors to secure empire-wide religious stability.
The Jerusalem Church, led by James, viewed Paul’s doctrine which substituted Jesus' death for Torah observance as a lapse into paganism, leading them to summon Paul to explain his teachings around 50 CE.
Saint Ambrose (334-397 CE) is traditionally credited with introducing musical singing and hymnody into regular Christian worship.