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Many people think of the Catholic Church as a monolithic structure with a clear leadership and traditions. People also mistakenly refer to the whole as the Roman Catholic Church. But this is not quite accurate.
The Catholic Church actually comprises twenty-two particular Churches in full communion with one another. There are twenty-one Eastern Catholic Churches, and one Latin Catholic Church (i.e., the Church of Rome). Each of these particular Churches is self-governing (the term in Latin is sui iuris, “of their own law”), even while being in communion with the Church of Rome Annual Spring Clergy Days Focused on Healing Trauma, Financial Transparency, and Future of Eparchy5/12/2024
Saint Josaphat Eparchy held its annual Spring Clergy Days at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Parma, Ohio, April 29-May 2. Over the course of the four-day gathering, clergy participated in conferences and prayed selections from the Divine Office, celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral, and enjoyed time together in fellowship. Bishop Bohdan kicked off the meeting Monday evening with a conference on the Synodal Way, United for Ukraine — which assists refugees of the war in Ukraine –, and the Eparchy’s future.
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