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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Christianity is a constant presence in Taybeh, which is home to Greek Orthodox, Latin and Melkite Greek Catholic churches.
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 18 July 2025
The monastery, which once housed Greek Catholic monks who followed the rule of St. Basil, was built around 400 years after the church was established.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Former leaders of the Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, a 70-year-old congregation that was once a mansion belonging to Miami’s first mayor, have been ordered by a judge to vacate the property by Friday and open the doors to the Orthodox Church in America.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Syria's leading churches — including the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic communities — have expressed concern over the recent violence.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Feulner came from a devout Roman Catholic family, while Weyrich himself was an ordained deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Where: Saint George Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 425 16th Ave.
—Mary Colurso | [email protected], 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
Eventually, even Ukraine’s faith acquired a Western veneer: in 1596, the Union of Brest-Litovsk created the Greek Catholic, or Uniat, Church—a compromise between Catholic Poles and Orthodox Ukrainians that acknowledged the pope but was Orthodox in ritual and allowed priests to marry.
—Anna Reid, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 18 July 2025
The monastery, which once housed Greek Catholic monks who followed the rule of St. Basil, was built around 400 years after the church was established.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Former leaders of the Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, a 70-year-old congregation that was once a mansion belonging to Miami’s first mayor, have been ordered by a judge to vacate the property by Friday and open the doors to the Orthodox Church in America.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Syria's leading churches — including the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic communities — have expressed concern over the recent violence.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Feulner came from a devout Roman Catholic family, while Weyrich himself was an ordained deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Where: Saint George Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 425 16th Ave.
—Mary Colurso | [email protected], 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
Eventually, even Ukraine’s faith acquired a Western veneer: in 1596, the Union of Brest-Litovsk created the Greek Catholic, or Uniat, Church—a compromise between Catholic Poles and Orthodox Ukrainians that acknowledged the pope but was Orthodox in ritual and allowed priests to marry.
—Anna Reid, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
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“Greek Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Greek%20Catholic. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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