The Catholic Almanac's Guide to the Church

Product Description

No matter what you want to know about the Catholic Church, you'll find the answer in this one-volume guide. From the composition of the Curia to contemporary saints, from major doctrines to the Third Secret of Fátima, if it's part of the Catholic world, it's here. Topics include: Church councils; major documents and writings; American Catholic history; missionaries to the Americas; Catholics in the U.S. Government; the Pope and the Papacy; the Curia and Church government; Western and Eastern rites and their liturgies; canon law; major teachings; people and events of Scripture; Doctors of the Church; Mary, including her apparitions and the Third Secret of Fátima; Church calendar and Church year; liturgical life; sacraments, including an extensive section on marriage and divorce; saints; ecumenism and interreligious dialogue; glossary of terms; familiar prayers of the Church; and much more.

See also:

OSV's 2000 Catholic Almanac
OSV's 2002 Catholic Almanac
OSV's 2003 Catholic Almanac
OSV's 2004 Catholic Almanac