Bahá’í Faith

The Bahá’í Faith began in the 19th century CE in Persia (modern Iran), founded by Bahá’u’lláh. Bahá’ís believe in one God and see religious history as a series of progressive revelations through messengers such as Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, the Báb, and Bahá’u’lláh. The Bahá’í community is organized under an elected body called the Universal House of Justice, not under a pope or bishops.

While the Bahá’í Faith reveres Jesus, it does not accept Catholic doctrines such as the Trinity, papal infallibility, or the Catholic sacramental system. It places special emphasis on the unity of humanity, gender equality, global justice, and the harmony of science and religion. Compared with Roman Catholicism, it has a more explicitly global, unifying focus and a different understanding of how revelation unfolds over time.