The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches has prepared a pastoral guide for the 2025 Jubilee of the Eastern Churches, to be celebrated May 12–14, in order to make known the richness of the Christian ...

On Monday Pope Francis introduced a limit of 80 years of age for retired bishops and patriarchs in the Eastern Catholic Churches to take part in decisional voting. In the motu proprio Iam Pridem, ...

The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said Friday that the Vatican’s recent declaration on nonliturgical same-sex blessings does not apply to the Eastern Catholic Churches. Major ...

A community of Christians in northern Iraq might be forgiven if they feel forgotten by the world. Their numbers, already small, are dwindling. Their religious rituals might feel foreign to most ...

“The light of the East has illumined the universal Church, from the moment when ‘a rising sun’ appeared above us (Luke 1:78): Jesus Christ, our Lord, whom all Christians invoke as the Redeemer of man ...

In a recent article, I also responded to the comments of Patriarch Awa and, in line with his concern with "uniatism," criticized the code of canon law common to the Eastern Catholic Churches (CCOE).

The promotion of Christian unity, especially between the Catholic and Orthodox churches, is the "pursuit of catholicity," that is, of a holistic vision of Christianity that values and safeguards its ...

The heroic work and witness of the Eastern churches in some of the world's most conflict-ridden regions was highlighted at the annual Catholic Media Conference held in Atlanta in June. "Conflict, ...

Eastern Catholic leaders are remembering Pope Francis for bringing significant attention to their churches and traditions throughout his papacy, in a legacy marked by fraternity and many firsts, while ...

The Eastern-rite Catholic bishops of the United States, meeting recently at the Maronite Catholic Pastoral Center in St. Louis, expressed concern for the plight of Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees ...

On Aug. 26, the Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Nativity B. V. M. Church will host a Jubilee of Eastern Churches celebration. The 6 p.m. Jubilee service will be held at the church, located at the ...