Church, an ecclesial community is a Christian religious group that does not meet the Catholic definition of a "Church". Although the word "ecclesial" itself...

major role in popularizing them under the name basic ecclesial communities (BECs; also base communities; Spanish: comunidades eclesiales de base). These are...

also places great emphasis on the action of the community as the body of Jesus. As the faith community participates in the action of celebrating the Lord's...

could send out the casting net in a perfect circle in the sea. As the community grew bigger, the residents agitated for a name for their place. Meetings...

Benedict XVI clarified that the phrase "ecclesial community" did not necessitate explicit heresy, but only that the communities lacked certain "essential elements"...

be conferred conditionally. §2. Those baptized in a non-Catholic ecclesial community must not be baptized conditionally unless, after an examination of...

supported the concept of a "preferential option for the poor" and basic ecclesial communities, approved at the Medellín conference. Pope John Paul II gave the...

Morelos. He is often cited as the force behind the growth of basic ecclesial communities (Spanish: Comunidades Eclesiales de Base) (CEB) in Mexico during...

Greek Orthodox bishops of Alexandria, and some leaders of other ecclesial communities. Popes may also claim the title patriarch. Both terms come from...

Lay ecclesial ministry is the term adopted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to identify the relatively new category of pastoral ministers...