All of these eastern ritual churches come under the jurisdiction of the Pope through the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, one of the offices of the Roman Curia. The rites are administered ...

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful ...

In the surgery room, after eccentric doctor Rubenstein performs the operation, the ritual blessings performed by the Mohel throw young 16 year old Gleb into a panic. Finally blessed as a true Hebrew, ...