Eastern Catholic Churches Archives

Take-aways from the Vatican’s ‘Thursday Thunder’
- Aug 8, 2020
For the whole Catholic world, August 15 means the Feast of the Assumption. In Italy, it also means ferragosto, the traditional summer holiday that sees the whole country head to either the beach or the mountains, or both, roughly from the second week of August until early September.

By John L. Allen Jr.
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

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