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What is the significance of position of fingers in Jesus' hand as shown in his images?

Should praying the Liturgy of the Hours in private be out loud or silent?

What part do Monks play in the Christian church?

Why are archdeacons (Anglican, Catholic, or Orthodox) called “The Venerable”? What is the origin, in Latin and English, of this title?

If marriage is not a sacrament, why should Christians care how the civil authorities define it?

Where does the belief that the Earth is relatively young (6000 years) come from?

Is there a 'Third Heaven'?

Nuns wearing wedding bands?

Why do Greek Orthodox venerate icons and Roman Catholic statues?

What languages were used during Mass from paleo-Christianty until the Council of Trent?

Does a Catholic have recourse if a priest gives a ridiculously harsh or impossible penance?

Are there examples of “successful” celibate homosexuals, according to the Catholic Church?

How do Catholics observe Lent through a dignified and appropriate use of food?

Did Jesus visit the temple before the wise men came?

What rules does the Catholic Church have for venerating crosses/crucifixes on Good Friday?

Did St.Thomas really throw water in the air (in India) and it remained airborne?

Can different levels of the Church hierarchy provide different types of blessings?

Format for the Catholic Mass

Origin of quote: “If you wish to speak or hear about God, renounce your own body…”

Why didn't Syriac Christianity keep Aramaic as their liturgical language?

Why are three “Comings” a problem?

Why Was Jesus Represented as Being Born in a Cave?

What is the Catholic view on EFT?

How did the monastic tradition evolve?

How is the Book of Enoch ascribing all sins of fallen angels to Azazel not Scriptural?

What is the Catholic Church's view of Anne Catherine Emmerich - can her visions and prophecies be trusted?

Why did Satan tempt Jesus in the desert?

Spiritual gifts and their exercise within today's Catholic Church

How do Catholics view physical and digital copies of the Bible?

How do young Catholics remember a set of prayers in order to pray the rosary?