The Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church Public Affairs Commission, in a March 12 statement, demanded a “high-level investigation ...

A Church sui iuiris is a distinct community of faithful within a rite of the Church. For example, there are 22 eastern Churches sui iuris, made up of two Alexandrian, three Antiochene, one ...

The eastern rites which have a separate code of canon ... All the rites of the Catholic Church are of equal dignity and equally valid. Attendance at a different rite fulfills the Sunday obligation.

The season of Lent for Western Catholics began on Ash Wednesday, March 5; for Eastern Rite Catholics, Lent began on Clean ...

One morning in October of 2023, Miami police were called to remove a “squatter” who had, or so the ecclesiastical ...

The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

Amazing stories behind the world's most historic cities where every pavement, every monument, every corner has an incredible ...

“In my neighborhood, they are surrounded by believers of other religions, such as Islam or Asian faiths,” observed Geneviève Pasquier, who mentors catechumens in a parish in eastern Paris.

More than 450 catechumens took their next step into entering the Catholic Church at the Rite of Election, presided over by Vicar General Bishop Mark O'Connell at the Cathedral of the Hol ...

St. Joseph's Chapel, the oldest continuously operating Catholic Church in Idaho, has been designated a sacred site for ...

Celebrating Easter together might seem like a simple expression of union, but it can also breathe new life into efforts ...