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ClaudettePope Agrees to Two Syro-Malabar Bishop Appointments for India Amid Liturgy Dispute
The Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church appointed two new bishops, for Changanacherry and Shamshabad in India, on a Friday, according to a report from EWTN News...
GwenVatican Approves Chaldean Church Request to Drop Babylon From Patriarch’s Title
The Synod of Chaldean Bishops met in Baghdad in mid-August under the chairmanship of Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako and voted unanimously to drop the description “Patriarch of Babylon”...
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Adopts New Calendar, Christmas on December 25 from 2023
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has decided that, as of 1 September 2023, its parishes in Ukraine will adopt a new calendar for fixed feast days, while keeping...
Catholic Synod Relevant to Other Christian Churches, Delegates Say
Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Swiss prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, spoke at a synod press briefing on Oct. 10 about the relationship between the synod...
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Permanent Synod Opens Working Sessions in Rome, Italy
The 12th (83rd) session of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church began on May 6 with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Pontifical Ukrainian College...
Pope Francis Prays for Unity With Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Head at Vatican
Pope Francis prayed that Catholics and members of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church would recognize the wounds of division they have inflicted on Christ’s body, the church, and...
Romanian Greek-Catholic Church Elects Claudiu-Lucian Pop as Major Archbishop
The Synod of Bishops of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church elected Claudiu-Lucian Pop as its new Major Archbishop on November 5, 2025, following the death of Cardinal Mureșan. The...
Chaldean Church Synod in Rome Approves Committees and Reviews Bishop Selection Mechanisms
The Chaldean Patriarchate issued the final statement of a Synod of Bishops held in Rome over three days, under the presidency of Patriarch Mar Paulos III Naona. The...
Chaldean Catholic Church to elect new patriarch in Rome, Italy, in April after Sako resignation
The next synod to elect a successor to Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako will be held in Rome from 9 to 15 April, immediately after Easter, according to an...
