What is Eastern Catholic churches?
The '''Eastern Catholic Churches''' are [[wikt:autonomous|autocephalous]] [[Christianity|Christian]] churches. They recognize the [[pope|Bishop of Rome]] as their spiritual leader, like other [[Roman Catholicism|Catholics]].They differ on ideas as how a [[Eucharist|mass]] should be organised, or which prayers are more important than others. In total there are 23 such churches, the probably best known are listed below: * [[Coptic Catholic Church]] * [[Maronites|Maronite Church]] * [[Armenian Catholic Church]] * [[Chaldean Catholic Church]] * [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] * Syro-Malankara Catholic Church == Related pages == * [[Eastern Christianity]] ==Other websites== ===General=== * [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_02051995_orientale-lumen_en.html ''Orientale Lumen''] - Apostolic Letter of [[Pope John Paul II]] on the Eastern Churches * [http://www.intratext.com/X/LAT0758.HTM Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium] - original text of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, with concordance * [http://www.intratext.com/X/ENG1199.HTM Code of canons of the Oriental Churchs] - defective English translation, with concordance * [http://www.byzcath.org/faith/documents/instruction.htm Instruction for Applying the Liturgical Prescriptions of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425211956/http://www.byzcath.org/faith/documents/instruction.htm |date=2009-04-25 }} - Instruction by Congregation for the Eastern Churches * [http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0106.asp What All Catholics Should Know About Eastern Catholic Churches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517182136/http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0106.asp |date=2011-05-17 }} * [http://www.cin.org/east/eastcathamer.html Eastern Catholics in the United States of America] - adapted from a similar publication by the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference ===Individual Churches=== * [http://www.pgc-lb.org/eng