The conclave’s choice does not have to be a priest, at least when elected. Like St. Peter himself, Leo X, one of the de’ ...

Born Isaac Thottunkal, he chose the name of Clement of Alexandria as bishop. Major Archbishop since 2007, created cardinal by ...

In a 2024 meeting with Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Pope Francis summed up his view ...

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti recalled the extreme sacrifice Catholics from the Eastern Catholic Churches have made to remain ...

An estimated 600 to 700 people at the 22nd annual Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church ... of the rites of the West and the East. The eastern rites which have a separate code of ...

“In the past, Eastern Catholics have agreed to adhere to full communion with the successor ... that some members and leaders of the Eastern Catholic Churches were present at the Mass and thanked ...

We may be stuck with labels drawn from the political world. But the cardinals who enter the conclave tomorrow need to select ...

Many of the cardinals said that the jury is still out as they are still getting to know one another and where each of them ...

It was followed by a blessing from Eastern rite Catholic churches chanted in Greek ... the monarch at an international funeral. The Holy Communion is being distributed among the cardinals at ...