The Catholic Church is truly universal since it unites so many diverse rites, whose members share a common faith. Latest news U.S. State Department ‘monitoring’ UK government arrest of pro ...

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 ...

Catechism of the Catholic Church 1542 Holy Orders differs from other sacraments as it has three separate stages. It can only be given by a man who has himself undertaken all three rites and has ...