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4 days ago · Today, the various Eastern Rites are organized under the four eastern patriarchates. The Alexandrian Rite is officially called the Liturgy of St. Mark. (St. Mark is traditionally considered the first bishop of Alexandria.) Their present liturgy contains elements of the Byzantine Rite of St. Basil and the liturgies of Sts.
Apr 23, 2024 · Eastern rite churches make manifest the pluralistic composition of the Roman Catholic tradition. Eastern Catholic rites permit a married clergy and the immediate admission of baptized infants to the sacraments of Holy Communion (the Eucharist, or the Lord’s Supper) and confirmation.
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2 days ago · The Maronite Church (Arabic: لكنيسة المارونية الكنيسة; Syriac: ܟܪܘܚܐ ܥܹܕܬܵܐ) is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Eastern Rite Sui iuris Catholic Churches. 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...
Apr 23, 2024 · The eastern rites which have a separate code of canon law, are completely equal in dignity with the rites of the West. All of these eastern ritual churches come under the jurisdiction of the...
4 days ago · The Assyrian Church of the East (ACOE), sometimes called the Church of the East and officially known as the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East (HACACE), is an Eastern Christian church that follows the traditional Christology and ecclesiology of the historical Church of the East.
May 4, 2024 · Eastern Catholic Churches - Latest news. The Latest. Dissenting priests in Syro-Malabar Church protest Pope Francis’ Christmas deadline. Dec 20, 2023. By Anto Akkara. Tensions have risen in...
