The First American Pope
Dr. Matthew Bunson

The Church Is Apostolic
The final ‘mark’ of the Church is “apostolic.” What does that mean?
Certainly, it refers to the apostles and their mission and ministry. But who carried on this mission and ministry in the Church after the apostles died? The Catholic Church believes there is an unbroken line of successors who fulfill this leadership role in the Church to this day.
Following the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, the Catechism of the Catholic Church reveals a new emphasis and clarity on the essential role and mission of lay…...
Jesus' promise that the Holy Spirit would guide the Church into all truth is fulfilled in this gift of infallibility: that God's people would know with certainty the…...
Jesus commissioned his Apostles to guide and lead his Church, and they passed on this authority to others. By the beginning of the second century, each local church…...