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.

Evaluation assemblies at the continental level will take place in the first half of 2028. June 2028 will see publication of ...

Catholic bishops in India’s southern Kerala state have ... George, a leader of the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). George is a member of the Eastern rite Church and had been a legislator for ...

AUSTRALIAN Catholic University experts in theology, liturgy, and ecology are supporting a global proposal to institute a new ...

The COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions worldwide is also blamed for a liturgical dispute that has shaken India's Syro-Malabar Church with assaults, street protests and verbal abuses.

A Catholic bishop has accused the state government in southern India 's Kerala state of discriminating against Christians and ...

In times of peace or war, church bells sound in Fassuta every day, giving some residents a sense of hope while others worry ...

While anchored in the hope that comes from Jesus' resurrection, Catholics should not forget the "tears, despair and ...

There are some elements in the community that are simply traditions due to the fact they’ve been entertaining families for so long, they have unique offerings for the community to enjoy and they ...