As cathedrals are the seat of a bishop, they are central church of a diocese. Only those Christian denominations that have bishops have cathedrals. Cathedrals can be found in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican as well as some Lutheran churches.

The cathedral is a much larger place of worship than a church and is run by a bishop. A church is run by a group of clergymen or priests. The bishop usually resides on the cathedral premises.

Answer: The large church buildings built in France were called cathedrals. With the passage of time, many towns flourished around the churches that were called cathedral towns….The values which enhanced the status of nobility were:

• Their wealth.
• Their social status.
• Their political image.
• Their property.
• Their judicial role.

Places of worship

• Gurdwara. The Gurdwara is the Sikh place of worship, literally meaning ‘door to the Guru’.
• Synagogue. The Synagogue is a Jewish place of worship but is also the centre of the Jewish religious community, and is used for study and prayer as well as social activities.
• Fire Temple.
• Masjid.
• Buddhist temple.
• Church.
• Jinja.
• Mandir.

A place of worship is a specially designed structure or space where individuals or a group of people such as a congregation come to perform acts of devotion, veneration, or religious study. A building constructed or used for this purpose is sometimes called a house of worship.

The concept of ethical monotheism, which holds that morality stems from God alone and that its laws are unchanging, first occurred in Judaism, but is now a core tenet of most modern monotheistic religions, including Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, and Baháʼí Faith.

GOD SPEAKS! During the birth of Jesus, God spoke to Mary through an angel; he spoke to Joseph through a dream; he spoke to the shepherds through an angel and he spoke to the Magi through a dream. Yes, God speaks! But now that the Scriptures are complete, any word from God must be corroborated by the Bible.

God the Father is a title given to God in various religions, most prominently in Christianity. In mainstream trinitarian Christianity, God the Father is regarded as the first person of the Trinity, followed by the second person, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and the third person, God the Holy Spirit.