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 two Alexandrian, three Antiochene, one ...

Among Armenia's dizzying peaks, Lake Sevan glows like a sapphire in the vast highland expanse of the Caucasus Mountains. Sitting at an altitude of more than 6,200 feet, it's one of the largest ...

Pope Francis recognized this Armenian saint for his deep theological insights — yet many Catholics still don’t know his name. If you don’t know who St. Gregory of Narek is or never heard of ...

But more significant than the frequent bell-tinkling and strange, high, polyphonic chanting of the Armenian Rite were the Holy Father’s words in a public speech next day: “In designating the ...