Its presence, discreet but eloquent, elevates the atmosphere of the liturgical celebration, constantly reminding us of Mary ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed Sunday for reconciliation and ...

Moscow recently marked the 1,700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council when the profession of faith was drafted. Coincidentally, Putin and Pope Leo XIV spoke on the phone, providing an opportu ...

One of the most important shifts in history was the spread of Christianity by the Greeks from the Byzantine Empire into ...

The tradition of icon painting began to develop simultaneously with the development of Christianity. In the modern era, avant ...

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate (BCP), a conservative Catholic group describes themselves as a community of monks, priests and bishops living in monasteries and exiled in the Czech Republic.

BYZANTINE RITE CATHOLICS. The Byzantine Rite Catholic Church resulted from efforts by the Roman Catholic Church to convert Eastern Orthodox Christians in the old Austro-Hungarian Empire during the ...

A twist on the Friday Fish Fry, the Byzantine ... saw an ad in the Catholic Herald a few years ago and decided to come. After the cautions about the dangers of the lit candle, Elias got to work. Watts ...

Editor; There are many Catholic parishes in the Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton areas that belong to the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. On Oct. 12, many of the faithful from the ...

The rest of the chair is composed of oak, bound to the original skeleton by strips of iron, and is believed to be a reconstruction made during the Byzantine ... of this symbol as “a privileged ...