Greek Catholic
noun
1
: a member of an Eastern rite of the Roman Catholic Church
2
: a member of an Eastern church
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Where: Saint George Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 425 16th Ave.
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Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) had reacted with dismay at Francis' comments earlier this week.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2023
At the funeral service in a Greek Catholic church in central Lviv, incense filled the air.
—Megan Specia Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 19 June 2023
As Russian forces approach Father Fedak’s Greek Catholic monastery, a wider ecclesiastical flight is happening in Ukraine.
—Alan Cullison, WSJ, 31 July 2022
Though tiny, there are many religious and ethnic communities — predominately Muslim (Sunni, Shia, Alawites), Druze, Jews, Ismailis, Christians (Maronites, Greek Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic) — all of whom have their own specialties and variations.
—Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
An ancient Greek Catholic church stored flak vests in a room off the entryway and boxes of boots in a loft next to the defunct organ.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022
As the Soviet Union crumbled, residents established a Greek Catholic Church that later expanded into a monastery.
—Alan Cullison, WSJ, 31 July 2022
Abu Akleh, whose funeral at a Greek Catholic church was disrupted by Israeli forces who said mourners were throwing rocks at them, was a veteran reporter for the Al Jazeera television network and something of a journalistic icon in Palestinian households.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) had reacted with dismay at Francis' comments earlier this week.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2023
At the funeral service in a Greek Catholic church in central Lviv, incense filled the air.
—Megan Specia Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 19 June 2023
As Russian forces approach Father Fedak’s Greek Catholic monastery, a wider ecclesiastical flight is happening in Ukraine.
—Alan Cullison, WSJ, 31 July 2022
Though tiny, there are many religious and ethnic communities — predominately Muslim (Sunni, Shia, Alawites), Druze, Jews, Ismailis, Christians (Maronites, Greek Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic) — all of whom have their own specialties and variations.
—Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
An ancient Greek Catholic church stored flak vests in a room off the entryway and boxes of boots in a loft next to the defunct organ.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022
As the Soviet Union crumbled, residents established a Greek Catholic Church that later expanded into a monastery.
—Alan Cullison, WSJ, 31 July 2022
Abu Akleh, whose funeral at a Greek Catholic church was disrupted by Israeli forces who said mourners were throwing rocks at them, was a veteran reporter for the Al Jazeera television network and something of a journalistic icon in Palestinian households.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
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