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The Papacy
The Papacy is the supreme ministry of the Pope — successor of St. Peter, Vicar of Christ, and visible head of the Church — as the perpetual principle of unity in faith and governance.
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The Rosary
The Rosary is a meditative form of prayer in which the faithful contemplate the mysteries of Christ's life through the intercession of Mary — the most beloved Marian devotion.
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The Precepts of the Church
The five precepts of the Church are the minimum obligations of Catholic practice: Sunday Mass, annual Confession, Easter Communion, fasting on appointed days, and supporting the Church.
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The Hail Mary
The Hail Mary is the Church's most beloved prayer to Mary — drawn from Scripture and ending with a petition for her intercession, especially at the hour of death.
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The Theological Virtues
The theological virtues — Faith, Hope, and Charity — are God's gifts that orient the soul directly toward God and are the foundation of all Christian moral life.
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The Corporal Works of Mercy
The corporal works of mercy are seven concrete acts of charity toward the bodily needs of others — feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick, and more — in service of Christ in the poor.
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Sola Scriptura
Sola Scriptura is the Protestant principle that Scripture alone is the rule of faith — a claim the Catholic Church rejects because Scripture itself requires Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium to be rightly interpreted.