The Catholic Evidence Guild is a loose international association of Roman Catholic lay volunteers which seeks to research and present clear and compelling explanations of the doctrine

Doctrine

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 of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

. The organisation was founded in the Diocese of Westminster

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in England. The archdiocese consists of all the London boroughs north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea, together with the towns southwest of Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames and...

, England

England

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 towards the end of 1918. By 1925 there were 20 to 30 branches throughout England. The Westminster branch has spoken regularly at Speakers' Corner

Speakers' Corner

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 since its inception.

There are currently branches in Guam

Guam

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 (est. 2003) and New York

New York

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External links

• The Catholic Evidence Guild, New York Chapter
• The Catholic Evidence Guild of Guam
• The Catholic Evidence Guild by Frank Sheed, a 1925 book explaining the history and work of the Guild
• "Soapbox Catholics: The Lay Witness of Sheed and Ward"
• "The Catholic Evidence Guild is Alive and Well", This Rock, Vol. 10 No. 7/8, July/August 1999