Bishop celebrating Divine Liturgy in Greek-Catholic church in Prešov, eastern Slovakia.The Eastern Catholic Churches are a group of churches in communion with the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI. These churches make up 21 of the 22 rites that make up the Holy Catholic Church. They are not well known in America but they have beautiful traditions and customs. Understanding the subject is quite difficult.
I found the offical websites of these churches:
Syro Malankara Catholic Church International Homepage--Official website
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate--Official website
Maronite Patriarchate--Official website
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church--Official website
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Official website
Byzantine Catholic Church in America-- Unofficial, Information and Messageboards
Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh--Official website
Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church -- Official website (Romanian)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches"
I have Byzantine Catholic friends. I have never been to a liturgy yet but it sounds beautiful!
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