| The Differences Between Churches -and- Rites |
| Icon of The Prayer of Saint Anna Patroness of the ACC of North America, Mother of the Mother of God |
| -Documents- Catholic Rites and Churches by Colin B. Donovan, STL The Difference between "Church" and "Rite"? Answers by Anthony Dragani from EWTN's Expert Forum Eastern Catholics belong to "Churches" not "Rites" by Sub-Dn. Der-Ghazarian Transferring from one of the Catholic Churches to Another by Sub-Dn. Der-Ghazarian |
| Many Catholics are unaware that Eastern Catholics belong to Churches, rather than Rites. The U.S. Bishops explain, "We have been accustomed to speaking of the Latin (Roman or Western) Rite or the Eastern Rites to designate these different Churches. However, the Church's contemporary legislation as contained in the Code of Canon Law and the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches makes it clear that we ought to speak not of rites, but of Churches. Canon 112 of the Code of Canon Law uses the phrase 'autonomous ritual Churches' to designate the various Churches." -from the document: Eastern Catholics in the United States of America by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops |
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| Monument of the Armenian Martyrs Armenian Catholic Patriarchate, Beruit, Lebanon |
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| His Eminence, Bishop Manuel Batakian & St. Anna Cathedral of the Armenian Catholic Apostolic Eparch of the United States and Canada, |
| The Rights and Obligations of the Laity -from the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches |
| The Armenian Catholic Church |
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