the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
a state ruled by religious authority
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
a place for public (especially Christian) worship
a service conducted in a house of worship
perform a special church rite or service for
the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
