Eastern Catholic Churches

Vatican asks bishops to help faithful celebrate Holy Week, Easter at home
- Mar 25, 2020
The Vatican has asked Catholic bishops around the world, both in the Latin rite and the Eastern Catholic Churches, to provide their faithful with resources to support personal and family prayer during Holy Week and at Easter, especially where COVID-19 restrictions prevent them from going to church.

By Cindy Wooden
U.S. ‘ad limina’ visits conclude with Byzantine liturgy at Rome basilica
- Feb 22, 2020
The last group of U.S. bishops to make their “ad limina” visits to Rome chose to celebrate the final liturgy of their visit at Rome’s Basilica of St. Clement because of its ties to the Christian East.

By Cindy Wooden
U.S. Eastern Catholic bishops thank pope for lifting ban on married priests
- Feb 20, 2020
Pope Francis “is a father who knows very well his daughters and sons,” including those who belong to the Eastern Catholic churches, said the Armenian Catholic bishop of the United States and Canada.

By Cindy Wooden

Eastern churches help Catholic Church be truly catholic, bishop says
- Feb 19, 2020
In the United States, there are 17 eparchies — dioceses — that belong to one of nine Eastern Catholic churches: the Ukrainian, Ruthenian, Maronite, Chaldean, Melkite, Syriac, Syro-Malabar, Armenian and Romanian Catholic Churches. Most on on their ad limina visit to Rome.

By Cindy Wooden
Eastern Catholic churches are one in faith, says U.S. Syro-Malabar bishop
- Feb 17, 2020
While the Eastern Catholic churches have different liturgies that highlight centuries-old cultural and religious traditions, they all remain united in their commitment to serve Christ and his church, said Bishop Jacob Angadiath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago.

By Junno Arocho Esteves
Pope urges Eastern Catholic bishops to promote ecumenism
- Sep 16, 2019
Praising the fidelity of Eastern Catholics, Pope Francis also urged them to be more active in the search for Christian unity, especially unity with their Orthodox counterparts.

By Cindy Wooden