Eastern Rite Catholic
In interview, Pope Francis calls priestly celibacy ‘not eternal’
By Junno Arocho Esteves — March 10, 2023
ROME (RNS) — In an interview published Friday (March 10), Pope Francis called celibacy in the priesthood a gift from God but also a 'provisional' discipline observed mostly in the Western Church that is not essential to ordination.
Oleksandr Turchynov’s Baptist faith may help defuse Ukrainian crisis
By Olga Rudenko — February 26, 2014
KIEV, Ukraine (RNS) Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov is neither Ukrainian Orthodox nor Eastern Rite Catholic, and that may be the key to his success at a time when fissures between East and West are threatening to split the country, analysts say.
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