This church was "discovered" by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. After attempts to "latinize" the rite, many broke away to form their own rite under the control of the Syrian Patriarch.

The Rev. Al Lopez, an administrative pastor at the church, said that he tried to question the men in the parking lot, and told one of them that church leaders did not want them on church property.

While the Anglican Church’s highest court has said it is not against the church’s constitution to bless same-sex weddings, only a handful of Australian dioceses have permitted that.

Members of Italy’s local and national governments will be the main participants in events for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee of Government Leaders on June 21–22.

In 2016, D’Anna fought a subpoena of his notes in a press-freedom case that went to the Arizona Supreme Court and resulted in significant legal protections for Arizona journalists. D’Anna taught at ...