Church History
This 20th-century council, convened by Pope John XXIII(23), brought significant liturgical and structural changes to the Church.
What is the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II)
This Latin phrase, used by the Pope to signify a formal, infallible teaching on faith or morals, translates to "from the chair”
What is ex cathedra
Sacramentals are used by the Church to prepare individuals to receive grace and to sanctify daily activities. These are the three categories of sacramentals
What are blessings, blessed objects, and sacred actions?
This is the only Marian apparition to include the eucharistic lamb
What is Our Lady of Knock?
This is what the word "rosary" means
What is Garland of Roses?
This gathering in approximately 50 AD, recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, determined that Gentile converts did not need to be circumcised or follow the full Mosaic Law
What is the Council of Jerusalem?
This is the name of the ring worn by the Pope
What is the Ring of the Fisherman?
Pope St. John Paul II explicitly instructed his surgeons to leave this item on his person while he was undergoing emergency surgery following the 1981 assassination attempt.
What is a scapular
The only approved American apparition of Our Lady took place here
Where is Champion, Michigan?
This pope added the Luminous mysteries to the rosary
Who is Saint John Paul II?
This Saint Founded The Society of Jesus
Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola
During his 2026 Fourth of July visit, Pope Leo XIV(14) held Mass at this Sicilian island
What is Lampedusa
This saint witnessed the miraculous vision of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Who is St Juan Diego?
This prayer was introduced as part of the rosary by the Virgin Mary during the Our Lady of Fatima apparitions
What is "O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy"
This Latin translation of the Bible became the definitive, standard edition for the Catholic Church for over 1,500 years.
What is the Vulgate
This Pope formally defined the Immaculate Conception as an infallible dogma in 1854
Pope Pius IX(9)
These three saints were the first to witness the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima
Who are Saints Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco
The original rosary started out as laypeople praying the Our Father 150 times, in place of these readings that monks would do daily
What are Psalms?
Written around 100 AD, this early document is the oldest non-biblical manual of Church order, providing instructions on baptism, fasting, and the Eucharist.
What is the Didache
UIn 1590, this pope issued a smoking ban that made consumption of tobacco in or near a church an excommunicable offense
Who is Pope Urban VIII?
In an 1830 apparition in France, the Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Catherine Labouré and requested the creation of this devotional
The modern-day rosary was presented to this saint in 1214 by the Virgin Mary, according to Catholic tradition
Who is St Dominic?