The Sacraments
This sacrament is usually the first one a Catholic receives, often as a baby, and washes away Original Sin.
What is Baptism?
This is the title of the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, who lives in Vatican City.
What is the Pope?
The Catholic Bible is divided into these two main parts.
What are the Old Testament and New Testament?
This is the shape of the main symbol of Christianity, representing how Jesus died.
What is a crucifix?
This is the town where Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem?
This sacrament is when Catholics receive the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time.
What is First Communion (the Eucharist)?
Catholics honor this woman, the mother of Jesus, with a special title: the Blessed Virgin.
Who is Mary?
This is the name for the Catholic worship service where the Eucharist is celebrated.
What is the Mass?
Catholics make this gesture, touching their forehead, chest, and shoulders, while saying "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
What is the Sign of the Cross?
Jesus performed these, like turning water into wine and healing the sick, showing his divine power.
What are miracles?
This sacrament is also called Confession, and lets Catholics receive God's forgiveness for their sins.
What is Reconciliation (Penance)?
This saint loved animals and nature so much that he's the patron saint of animals.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
These four books of the New Testament tell the story of Jesus's life — named Matthew, Mark, Luke, and this one more.
What are the Gospels (and What is John)?
This string of beads is used to help Catholics count prayers, especially the Hail Mary.
What is a rosary?
This is the name for the meal Jesus shared with his apostles the night before he died, which Catholics remember at every Mass.
What is the Last Supper?
In this sacrament, a bishop anoints a person with oil to strengthen their faith as an adult member of the Church.
What is Confirmation?
This apostle is considered the first Pope, and the largest church in Vatican City is named after him.
Who is St. Peter?
This prayer, which begins "Our Father, who art in heaven," was taught by Jesus to his disciples.
What is the Our Father (Lord's Prayer)?
This 40-day season before Easter is a time of prayer, fasting, and giving something up.
What is Lent?
This is the name of the day, celebrated every year, that commemorates Jesus rising from the dead.
What is Easter?
This sacrament is received by men becoming priests, deacons, or bishops.
What is Holy Orders?
This apostle was originally named Saul, but changed his name after a vision on the road to Damascus, and became one of the most important early Christian missionaries.
Who is St. Paul?
This is the name for the belief that the bread and wine actually become the Body and Blood of Christ during Mass.
What is transubstantiation?
This term names the belief in one God who exists as three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What is the Holy Trinity?
This is the term for Jesus's return from the dead three days after his crucifixion, a central belief of the Christian faith.
What is the Resurrection?