Catholic may refer to: Christian denominations The Catholic Church, the largest Christian Church The Latin Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church or Western Catholic Church The Eastern Catholic Churches, several Eastern Churches in full communion with Catholic Church Independent Catholicism, Churches that historically and culturally stem from Catholicism but broke away from the Catholic Church The Old Catholic Church, part of Independent Catholicism The Philippine Independent Church Other churches expressing apostolic origins and traditions of catholicity, such as: The Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy The Assyrian Church of the East The Ancient Church of the East The Anglican Church Terminology Catholic (term), an overview of the use of the term in the Four Marks of the Church (one, holy, catholic, and apostolic) of the Nicene Creed Catholicity, the core set of beliefs common to several Catholic denominations Other uses Catholic (album), an album by Gavin Friday Catholics (novel), a 1972 novel by Brian Moore Catholics (film), a 1973 film directed by Jack Gold, based on the novel See also Roman Catholic (term) Roman Catholic Church (disambiguation) Catholic Church (disambiguation) Catholicism (disambiguation)