The weakening of the priests’ status benefited the Pharisees ... Christianity did not firmly establish itself in the rural areas of the Byzantine Empire until around the tenth century.

132 If the need arises, the bishop may grant the faculty of administering Confirmation to priests ... of the gift of the Holy Spirit] in the Byzantine rite. 1321 When Confirmation is celebrated ...

a senior lecturer in theology at Liverpool Hope University and member of Ukraine's Byzantine-rite Catholic Church, speaking to Reuters in a 2022 interview. “More people want to speak out in Russia but ...

The Catechism lists seven rites. These rites so listed: Latin, Byzantine, Alexandrian, Syriac, Armenian, Maronite, and Chaldean,2 are actually families of liturgical expression. These rites are ...

Thattil also ordered the priests to read out the circular in all churches during Sunday Mass on March 2, when the Eastern rite Church starts Lent. However, the rebel priests refused to comply, and lay ...

A small act of gratitude can have a big impact. The ‘Thank a Priest’ campaign invites Catholics to support and encourage their priests.

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 ...

Fr O'Fearraigh revealed how he gave the last rites to the two young friends at the scene. He told how he was asked to call to the scene by local Gardai and described the scene that he met.

argued that priests in the Catholic Church are trained to serve as mandatory reporters, but sought protection for “the rite of penance.” “It’s an act of worship,” Schuster said.

Fr O'Fearraigh revealed how he gave the last rites to the two young friends at the scene. He told how he was asked to call to the scene by local Gardai and described the scene that he met.

Hence to start as the chief priest in charge of a stellar squad of priests was unthinkable and a scandal. At that time, ...