# Catholic ## Catechism of the Catholic Church One of the four marks or notes of the Church, taken from the Nicene Creed. The Church is catholic or universal both because she possesses the fullness of Christ's presence and the means of salvation, and because she has been sent out by Christ on a mission to the whole of the human race ([[1.2.3.9.p26#^ccc-750|750]], [[1.2.3.9.p29#^ccc-830|830]]).