The Catholic Church is truly universal since it unites so many diverse rites, whose members share a common faith. Latest news Pope makes surprise festival appearance with peace plea ...

Pope Francis has just amended the funeral rites to be used when he passes ... he's making sure that Catholic leaders from the church's edges have a voice at the big table." ...

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 ...

COMMENTARY: Approved on the same day as ‘Lumen Gentium’ and ‘Unitatis Redintegratio,’ ‘Orientalium Ecclesiarum’ manifests the ...

There are symbols that are used in every Catholic rite and sacrament which represent specific Catholic beliefs and teachings. In a Catholic funeral several symbols are used. The paschal candle ...

As clergy and faithful present proclaimed “Axios! Axios! Axios!” (Greek for “He is worthy”), Fr. Artur Bubnevych was ...

A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession.

Catholic Christianity is one of the many branches (denominations) of Christianity, which share many key beliefs. All Christians believe the Bible a sacred text. Catholics also respect the ...