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Dominus Flevit (Latin, "the Lord wept") is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives, opposite the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel.During construction of the sanctuary, archaeologists uncovered artifacts dating back to the Canaanite period, as well as tombs from the Second Temple and Byzantine eras.
The official body appointed by the qualified ecclesiastical authority for the administration of justice is called a court (judicium ecclesiasticum, tribunal, auditorium) Every such ecclesiastical court consists at the least of two sworn officials: the ecclesiastical judge who gives the decision and the clerk of the court (scriba, secretarius, scriniarius, notarius, cancellarius), whose duty is ...
A single judge can handle normal contentious and penal cases. A college of at least three judges, however, must try cases involving an excommunication, the dismissal of a cleric, or the annulment of the bond of marriage or of sacred ordination (can. 1425 §1). The bishop can assign up to five judges to a case that is very difficult or important ...
Church of the Beatitudes (1936) Church of the Visitation at Ein Karem (1938) Emmaus-Qubeibeh (1940–44) Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem (1948) Dominus Flevit on the Mount of Olives (1953–55) Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth (1954-1971) Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai (1955-1960) Stella Maris Monastery, Mount Carmel (1960–61)
An appeal may be had to the pope himself, who is the supreme ecclesiastical judge. [4] The Catholic Church has a complete legal system, which is the oldest in the West still in use. [5] The court is named Rota because the judges, called auditors, originally met in a round room to hear cases. [6]
North Dakota-based U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor late on Monday issued a preliminary injunction sought by the Colorado-based Catholic Benefits Association and the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck ...
Having been influenced by the Spaniards, members of mendicant orders may be called "Fray"; for example, "Fray Juan de la Cruz, OSA". Since there are also mendicant orders whose missionaries are from Italy they opt to be addressed as " Fra ", a truncation of " Frater ", which is Latin for "Brother".
Other judges, who may be priests, deacons, religious brothers or sisters or nuns, or laypersons, and who must have knowledge of canon law and be Catholics in good standing, assist the judicial vicar either by deciding cases on a single judge basis or by forming with him a panel over which he or one of them presides.