noun

a boy who helps a priest in a religious service, especially in the Catholic Church

noun

an Anglican whose beliefs and practices are similar to those of the Catholic Church

adjective

relating to the pope (=the leader of the Roman Catholic Church)

noun

an official statement from a pope

noun

a member of the Roman Catholic Church

adjective

connected with the Roman Catholic Church

noun

the religion of the Roman Catholic Church

noun

a secret meeting of cardinals (=senior priests) in the Catholic Church, in which they elect a new pope

verb

to tell a priest about the bad things you have done, and ask to be forgiven for them, especially in the Roman Catholic Church

noun

a statement that you make to a priest, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, in which you say what bad things you have done and ask to be forgiven

noun

a small room in a church, especially a Roman Catholic church, where a person goes to tell a priest about the bad things they have done and ask to be forgiven

noun

a priest, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, who listens to someone admit to the bad things that they have done

noun

an official announcement by the pope in the form of a letter

verb

to officially say that someone can no longer be a member of the Roman Catholic Church because they have done something that breaks the rules of the Church

noun

used as a way of talking to or about the Pope

the government and influence of the Pope

noun

official permission given by the Roman Catholic Church for a book to be printed

noun

an order from the Roman Catholic Church that officially prevents someone from taking part in its services

noun

in the Roman Catholic religion, the place between heaven and hell where some people who are not Christians go when they die

noun

according to the Catholic Church something you do that is so bad that you will be punished for ever after death unless you do what is necessary to be forgiven

noun

the position or power of the pope

noun

the period during which a particular person is the Pope

adjective

relating to the pope

noun

an insulting word for someone who is a Roman Catholic

noun

the pope

noun

the position of being the Pope

noun

a vehicle with high glass sides that the Pope uses on official visits so that people can see him easily

noun

an insulting word for Roman Catholicism

adjective

an insulting word for Roman Catholic

noun

the house where a Roman Catholic priest lives

noun

the place where Roman Catholics believe people suffer after they die for the wrong things that they have done before they can go to heaven

abbreviation

Roman Catholic

noun

a member of the part of the Christian Church that has the pope as its leader

noun

a religious ceremony performed by a Roman Catholic priest for someone who is dying

an early translation of the Bible into Latin that was used in the past by the Roman Catholic Church

noun

adjective

noun

to make the shape of the Christian symbol of the Cross over your body, by moving a hand from the head to the chest and then from shoulder to shoulder, especially in the Roman Catholic religion

a ceremony in the Catholic Church for someone who is dying. The priest puts special oil on the sick person’s head while praying for them.

used for talking to or about an important religious leader, especially the Pope