For example, there are 22 eastern Churches sui iuris, made up of two Alexandrian, three Antiochene, one Armenian, two Chaldean and 14 Byzantine. Information on each of these sui iuris Churches as ...

BYZANTINE. The largest of these eastern rites ... All the rites of the Catholic Church are of equal dignity and equally valid. Attendance at a different rite fulfills the Sunday obligation.

The oldest churches have long ... Hagia Sophia was built under the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. Over time, it has served as a Greek Orthodox cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral, and an ...

The 18th Egg EggStravaganza will be held noon to 4 p.m. April 6 at the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church Social Hall, 201 E. Main St., Uniontown. For information, call 724-438-1382 or ...