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4 days ago · The 2017 statistics collected by the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) show that the four largest Eastern Catholic Churches are the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church with 4.5 million members (roughly 25% of all Eastern Catholics), the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with 4.3 million members (24%), the Maronite Church with 3.5 million ...
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4 days ago · Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] ( Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
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6 days ago · The Byzantine Rite, the largest Eastern Rite, is based on the Rite of St. James of Jerusalem with the later reforms of St. Basil and St. John Chrysostom. These rites employ the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. This parent rite comprises many rites, which are themselves highly ethnic oriented. The Albanian Rite, centered in Albania, reunited with ...
3 days ago · the Eastern Catholic (Byzantine Rite) Macedonian Catholic Church, comprising only the exempt Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica-Skopje, vested in the above Latin Church bishop of Skopje; Montenegro has no national level, but two Latin dioceses
Apr 11, 2024 · Eastern Rite Sui iuris Catholic Churches. A Church sui iuiris is a distinct community of faithful within a rite of the Church. For example, there are 22 eastern Churches sui iuris, made up of two ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Polish, Eastern Catholic bishops stand firm on pastoral care for families. Jun 9, 2015. By Andrea Gagliarducci. During recent meetings which were held separately, both the Polish bishops and the ...
3 days ago · Head of the largest of the Eastern Catholic Churches, his predecessors were named cardinals by St. Paul VI and St. John Paul II. Six of the smaller eastern Churches have cardinals, including the Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankara, Maronite, Chaldean, Romanian and Ethiopian Churches.
