Societies, Catholic, American Federation of
An organization of the Catholic laity, parishes, and societies under the guidance of the hierarchy, to protect and advance their religious, civil, and social interests.
Societies, Secret
A designation of which the exact meaning has varied at different times.
Society of Foreign Missions of Paris
Established in 1658-63, its chief founders being Mgr Pallu, Bishop of Heliopolis, Vicar Apostolic of Tongking, and Mgr Lambert de la Motte, Bishop of Bertyus, Vicar Apostolic of Co…
Society, The Catholic Church Extension
The first active agitation for a church extension or home mission society for the Catholic Church in North America was begun in 1904 by an article of the present writer, published …
Socinianism
The body of doctrine held by one of the numerous Antitrinitarian sects to which the Reformation gave birth.
Sodom and Gomorrha
They were situated in "the country about the Jordan" (Gen., xiii, 10); their exact location is unknown.
Solicitation
Technically in canon law the crime of making use of the Sacrament of Penance, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of drawing others into sins of lust.
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