Main MenuBook & Article Categories
- Main Menu
Book & Article Categories
- Main Menu
Collections
Explore all collections
Christianity: Expert Guides and Resources
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Articles & Books From Christianity
Explore the world's largest Christian faith. With more than 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide—and growing—Catholicism continues to shape lives and communities across the globe. Whether you're discovering faith for the first time, returning with fresh questions, or seeking to understand Catholic friends and family, Catholicism For Dummies provides your accessible guide to this rich tradition and its evolving role in today's world.
Article / Updated 04-18-2026
This comprehensive guide from Catholicism For Dummies explains how to pray the Rosary, detailing each step from the Apostles’ Creed to the Hail Holy Queen. It outlines the four sets of Mysteries—Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous—linked to specific days and seasons, and emphasizes the Rosary’s role in meditative prayer focused on the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 01-26-2026
If the Book of Revelation leaves you confused, you're not alone. To gain clarity, start by exploring its overall structure, the main ways it has been interpreted, the different views on the Millennial Kingdom described in Revelation 20, and the significant events that influenced the author. Taking this approach will help you make sense of the last book in the New Testament.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 01-26-2026
If the Book of Revelation leaves you confused, you're not alone. To gain clarity, start by exploring its overall structure, the main ways it has been interpreted, the different views on the Millennial Kingdom described in Revelation 20, and the significant events that influenced the author. Taking this approach will help you make sense of the last book in the New Testament.
An approachable guide to the Apocalypse of John The Book of Revelation For Dummies, 2nd Edition walks you through one of the Bible's most fascinating, complex, and extraordinary books. Revelation, also commonly known as the End Times, is the final book of the New Testament. This guide decodes the purposes, key themes, and symbolism (such as seals, trumpets, bowls, and more)—exploring what this says about our past, present, and future and how it correlates to the rest of the Bible.
Article / Updated 01-05-2026
The Christian season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days. In 2026, Ash Wednesday is on February 18. Catholics and members of some Protestant denominations are asked to do modest mortifications and acts of penance during Lent for the purification of the body and soul. Lent is a time of confession, fasting, abstinence, prayer, Bible and spiritual reading, and spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
Article / Updated 01-05-2026
On the Christian calendar, Lent is the 40-day period from Ash Wednesday to Easter. When it was first observed in the fourth century, its focus was on self-examination and self-denial in preparation for Easter, and Christians used fasting (abstaining from eating food) in the early years as a visible demonstration of this process.
Article / Updated 10-24-2025
According to Exodus in the Old Testament, God issued his own set of laws, the Ten Commandments, to Moses on Mount Sinai. These 10 Commandments are listed here in order, and you can read on or click the links to learn more about each commandment and its meaning.Ten CommandmentsI am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have any gods before Me.
Article / Updated 09-05-2025
If you want to know the basics of the Catholic faith, look no further than the articles of Catholic faith. This list of twelve articles mirrors the Apostles' Creed, a prayer that sets out Catholic tenets:What are the 12 articles of faith?Article 1: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
Article / Updated 05-02-2025
The College of Cardinals elects the pope. Nope, that’s not a university where priests and bishops learn how to become cardinals. Unlike Notre Dame and The Catholic University of America, the College of Cardinals merely refers to all the cardinals around the world, just as the College of Bishops is a way of describing all the world’s Catholic bishops.
