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  2. Catholic Church in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    South America, historically Catholic, has experienced a large Evangelical and Pentecostal infusion in the 20th century due to the influx of Christian missionaries from abroad. For example: Brazil , South America's largest country, is the largest Catholic country in the world, and at the same time is the largest Evangelical country in the world ...

  3. Timeline of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The History of the Catholic Church, From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium James Hitchcock, Ph.D. Ignatius Press, 2012 ISBN 978-1-58617-664-8; Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church. Crocker, H.W. Bokenkotter, Thomas. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. Revised and expanded ed. New York: Image Books Doubleday, 2005.

  4. Timeline of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    12 20th century. 13 21st century. ... (rejected by Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland) ... OrthodoxWiki: Timeline of Church History ...

  5. History of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time.. According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it started from the day of Pentecost at the upper room of Jerusalem; [1] the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.

  6. Christianity in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    Persecutions of the Catholic Church took place not only in Mexico but also in 20th-century Spain and the Soviet Union. Pius XI called this the "terrible triangle". [ 58 ] The "harsh persecution short of total annihilation of the clergy, monks, and nuns and other people associated with the Church" began in 1918 and continued well into the 1930s ...

  7. Catholic Church and the Age of Discovery - Wikipedia

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    New ceremonies appeared throughout the 20th century, such as Fidencio Constantino Sintora (known as the Niño Fidencio) (1898–1938) in Mexico, the Santa Muerte in Mexico (who has been attacked by the Catholic Church as being a pagan figure) or Difunta Correa in Argentina. The latter's pilgrimage site was visited by 700 000 persons in 2005.

  8. 20th-century history of the Catholic Church in the United ...

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    Al Smith. In 1928, Al Smith became the first Roman Catholic to gain a major party's nomination for president, and his religion became an issue during the campaign.Many Protestants feared that Smith would take orders from church leaders in Rome in making decisions affecting the country.

  9. History of the Catholic Church in the United States - Wikipedia

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    San Miguel Mission, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, established in 1610, is the oldest church in the United States.. The Catholic Church in the United States began in the colonial era, but by the mid-1800s, most of the Spanish, French, and Mexican influences had demographically faded in importance, with Protestant Americans moving west and taking over many formerly Catholic regions.