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	washingtonpost.com: Rift Grows as Russian Orthodox Church Rebukes Vatican
		Russian Orthodox leaders, condemning the Vatican's move as "an unfriendly act," today abruptly canceled a top Catholic cardinal's visit to Moscow, scheduled for next week.
		Although Russian law guarantees freedom of religion, Alexy II, patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, clearly sees the Catholic church as a rival whose activities should be circumscribed.
		Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Russia, strongly denied that Catholic priests engage in proselytizing in Russia.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A7833-2002Feb13?language=printer (511 words)

	Russian Catholic Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Russian Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite church sui juris of the Catholic Church.
		As of 2006, Russian Catholics have no hierarchy; their few parishes are served by priests ordained in other Byzantine Catholic Churches, former Orthodox priests, and Roman Catholic priests with biritual faculties, many of them Jesuits.
		The first Apostolic Exarchate for Russian Catholics was formed in 1917 with Leonid Feodorov, formerly a Russian Orthodox seminarian, as Exarch, but the Bolshevik Revolution soon followed, dispersing Russian Catholics into the Siberian GULAG and the centers of the Russian diaspora throughout the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russian_Catholic_Church (623 words)

	Orthodox-Catholic Church of America -- History
		To the English ecclesiastical establishment, the growing Greek and Russian presence in England was simply an Eastern "branch" of the Catholic Church being accorded hospitality in the territorial sphere of its surviving post-schism "Western Branch" - "the on-going ancient and Orthodox Church in Britain".
		The catholicity of the Church is rightly expressed in several consciousnesses of the same truth actualized in each particular people upon whom the Holy Spirit confers grace, with the sum of the several not being greater than a consciousness according to the whole.
		It is a sad commentary that the established church, with a clear and definite message to apply to the salvation of both souls and nations, was mute in a Western world and society perishing for need of the truth and the effectual power of Christ and His Church.
	www.orthodoxcatholicchurch.org /history.html (7970 words)

	Ancestral ROLL Family - Churches of our Forefathers
		The second church (a), completed in 1731, was torn down and the modern style church (c) was build in 1964 with the alter and chor from the old one.
		The church was fully restorated in the 1900 century.The area of the diocese corresponds to that of the Bavarian Palatinate of the Rhine.
		The church was renovated in 1897 and had numerous side altars and shrines, with an enormous High Altar crowned by a statue of the Virgin.
	www.rollintl.com /roll/church.htm (2690 words)

	St. Michael's Russian Catholic Church :: A History of Georgian Byzantine Catholic Church
		Shio Batmanishviii, and two Georgian Catholic priests of the Latin rite were executed by the Soviet authorities in 1937 after having been held in captivity in Solovki prison and the northern gulags from 1923.
		Just recently the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tbilisi was rededicated after its many years of use as a gymnasium during the communist yoke.
		Many Georgians who are of the Armenian Catholic rite have persevered through the period of the communist yoke and several of their communities are again flourishing: click here for the Armenian Catholic Church site at which choose "Armenie, Georgia and Eastern Europe" and scroll down to the Georgia section.
	www.stmichaelruscath.org /outbound/incommunion/georgiahist.php (1034 words)

	Russian Life magazine: Online Archive
		Nonetheless, the Russian Catholics stood firm to Soloviev's belief, that one could celebrate in the Orthodox tradition while being in communion with Rome, and to his dream of Church Unity; unity of faith.
		Countless Russian Catholic clergy died in prison, were executed or fled to the West along with their Orthodox brethren.
		In 1937, Russian Catholic clergy and faithful together with Georgian and Armenian Byzantine Catholics, and Roman Catholic clergy and faithful were put to death alongside countless Orthodox, Protestant and Jewish clergy.
	www.rispubs.com /Article.cfm?Number=841 (1783 words)

	History
		After joining the Orthodox Catholic Church, he founded St. Paul the Apostle Monastery (Rolling Prairie Indiana) around 1955, and was ordained deacon on February 13, 1957 by Most Reverend Stephan (Siniotis), and on May 22, 1961 he was ordained priest by Most Reverend Francis Resch of the Independent Diocese of Kankakee Illinois.
		As with all Churches of Orthodox Faith women are not allowed to be ordained because of tradition and the decrees of the early Church Fathers.
		The Syro-Russan Orthodox Catholic Church diffes slightly from some others in tradition, e.g., priests and bishops may wear the phelon (chasuble) when celebrating the Divne Liturgy (St John Chrysostom) as was the practice in the early Byzantine Church.
	www.rbsocc.org /history.html (2693 words)

	AN INQUIRY INTO THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CONCEPT OF 'PROSELYTISM'
		Similar in many ways to the Catholic Church in Latin America, the Russian Orthodox Church feels wounded by the loss of many of her members and potential members to these other denominations which are foreign in their origins.
		In order to appreciate the problematic which the Catholic Church is faced with in this aspect of her relations with Orthodoxy, an analysis of the concept of 'proselytism' and other connected conceptions might serve as a step in resolving some of the related confusion and ambiguity.
		One of the challenges for the Orthodox Church and for its intellectuals is to distinguish between the various types and means of what is refered to as 'proselytism' (and which the Catholic mind might refer to as mission or evangelization).
	catholic-church.org /church-unity/prosel_e.htm (1181 words)

	Bolshevik Persecution of the Catholic Church
		The Roman Catholic Church struggled to survive the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution from 1917 to 1924 - seven years of persecution and martyrdom of the clergy and laity that destroyed the main hierarchy of the Church.
		Although the Church suffered a severe economic set-back with the seizure of its funds, the banning of religious teaching in all schools was a greater loss because the Catholic clergy valued the teaching of the young and the teaching of the seminarians as their highest priority in fulfilling the Mission of the Church.
		The Soviet Government informed him that the three areas in which the government was interested were the churches and church property, the parochial registers of births, marriages and deaths, and the control of the administration and income from cemeteries.
	www.loyno.edu /history/journal/1987-8/byrnes.htm (4064 words)

	History of Russian Catholic Church
		The presence amongst the early Russian Catholics of a number of Old Ritualists, whose tradition was recognized by the 1905 Decree, enabled the communities to begin to organize and function.
		Roman Catholic Bishop Boleslaw Sloskans was sent to the camp and soon after his arrival he ordained a young man, Serge Kasipinski, to the diaconate and later to the priesthood for the Russian Byzantine rite.
		The emigre Russian Catholics continued to be active in the intellectual circles of the Russian emigre communities as well as in those of their new homelands.
	rumkatkilise.org /necplus.htm (5117 words)

	Russian Church
		A second Apostolic Exarchate was set up for the few Russian Byzantine Catholics in China on May 28, 1928, based in Harbin [see Orthodox Church of China].
		A Russian College, the "Russicum," was founded in Rome in 1929 under Jesuit supervision to train clergy to work with Russian emigrés and in Russia itself.
		There are two Russian Byzantine Catholic parishes in the United States, one in Montreal, Canada, and one in Melbourne, Australia.
	www.faswebdesign.com /ECPA/Byzantine/Russian.html (167 words)

	russia - vatican Catholic and Orthodox discussions confront 'proselytising' accusation - Asia News
		One of the 'problems' addressed at the meeting is the accusation issued by the Russian Orthodox Church against the Roman Catholic Church for 'proselytising', using Catholic charities to spread the Catholic faith among Russian Orthodox people.
		Father Igor Kovalevskij, executive secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Russian federation, and co-chairman of the Catholic side of the JWG, acknowledged that representatives of the Catholic Church have made mistakes in Russia, which could be considered proselytism.
		The Joint Working Group of the two churches was created as a result of the February visit of the head of the Pontifical Council on the Promotion of Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper to Moscow.
	www.asianews.it /view.php?l=en&art=897 (793 words)

	Syro Russian Orthodox Catholic Church
		The Easrern Orthodox Christian Church is the original and true Christian Church founded by Jesus Christ and continued by his Apostles.
		The Syro-Russian Synod is the body of Bishops in the Syro-Russian Orthodox Catholic Church, originally known as the American Orthodox Catholic Archdiocese (1892).
		It is a canonical autocephalous jurisdiction that adheres to the Rudder (Canon Law) of the Holy Orthodox Catholic Church, the Teachings of Christ God, the Early Church Fathers, the Ecumenical and Local Councils, and the ancient customs of the Orthodox Christian Church.
	www.rbsocc.org (211 words)

	Russia grows increasingly anti-Catholic / Orthodox Church's influence unbridled by freedom of religion
		Since February, in addition to barring Mazur, Russian authorities have blocked the building of a Catholic church, expelled two Catholic priests from Russia and threatened to expel another priest in what analysts say was the influential Russian Orthodox Church taking advantage of Soviet-era policies on minority religions.
		The Russian Orthodox Church is using its close ties to state and regional authorities to put pressure on Catholics all across Russia, according to Uzzell.
		Catholic officials say this is a Catch-22 because under the Soviet rule Russians could not become Catholic priests, most of Russia's 285 Catholic priests are foreigners.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/05/20/MN119486.DTL (1102 words)

	Global Catholic News - Russian Catholics Make Pilgrimage to Rome
		MOSCOW, JUNE 6, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Russian Catholics have just ended what might have been their largest-ever pilgrimage to Rome in the post-Soviet era.
		At the end of the audience, the pilgrims gave Benedict XVI a Russian translation of his encyclical, "Deus Caritas Est." Archbishop Kondrusiewicz said the Pope was happy with the publication of the document in Russian.
		CUF is a lay apostolate that works to renew the family and society by helping Catholics to discover and strengthen their faith.
	www.catholic.net /global_catholic_news/template_news.phtml?channel_id=&news_id=90454 (1432 words)

	Russian - The Byzantine Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Russian Catholic pioneer of interracial and social justice, author, and foundress of Madonna House lay apostolate based in Combermere, Ontario, Canada.
		A Byzantine Catholic Carmelite monastery in France rooted in the spirit of the Prophet Elias and the saints of Mt. Carmel.
		A society devoted to the memory of the Russian philosopher who inspired the founders of the Russian Catholic Church to seek communion with Rome, who received the sacraments of that Church in defiance of the canons of Orthodoxy.
	members.aol.com /byzruth/russian.htm (194 words)

	JRL 2-10-02 - Russia, Religion, Vatican, Roman Catholic Church, Russian Orthodox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Roman Catholic Church around the world has 2,846 dioceses, archdioceses, patriarchates and other territorial groups, as opposed to only 13 apostolic administrations.
		For the past 12 years, the Russian Orthodox Church has accused Catholics of using their new-found freedom and legal status to poach believers.
		Russian President Vladimir Putin favours a papal visit and is said to have been putting pressure on Russian Patriarch Alexiy II to consent to such a visit.
	www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/6067-12.cfm (547 words)

	Pontifical Oriental Institute - POI - Home
		The Russian Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite church sui juris of the Catholic Church.
		As of 2006, Russian Catholics have no hierarchy; their few parishes are served by priests ordained in other Byzantine Catholic Churches, former Orthodox priests, and Roman Catholic priests with biritual faculties, many of them Jesuits.
		Byzantine Rite church sui juris of the Catholic Church.
	www.pontificalorientalinstitute.com (679 words)

	Which Eastern Catholic Church is most traditional - Byzantine Forum
		I have a question as to which Eastern Catholic Church is the most eastern and traditional as in following the Orthodox traditions.
		I would have to say the Russian Eastern Catholic parishes, St. Michael in New York and St. Andrew in Los Angeles are the most eastern and traditional even more than the Melkite parishes.
		For many of us Ruthenian Catholics, who share a Byzantine tradition with our Orthodox brothers and sisters, we follow our Eastern Traditions because it is OUR Byzantine Catholic tradition, not to imitate the tradition of another communion of Christians, however dear to us they are.
	www.byzcath.org /bboard/Forum2/HTML/000377.html (1111 words)

	Leonid Federov (1879-1935): Russian Catholicism - a brave vision unfulfilled
		Leonid Federov (1879-1935): Russian Catholicism - a brave vision unfulfilled - Fr Peter Knowles OP Few people in the world of Catholicism have heard of Fr Leonid Fedorov (1879-1935) who lived and died for his inspired vision of a restored Byzantine Catholicism in Russia.
		She had become a Catholic in 1908, and begun to play a part in the minute company of St Petersburg Catholics of the Byzantine Rite.
		As with the Latin Church of St Denis in Athens today, to be a Latin Catholic and attend St Catherine's in those days was rather "the thing." Taking part in the orderly ceremonies and well-marshalled devotions with organ accompaniment in this fashionable part of town, near the Duma (Parliament), provided considerable compensation for these expatriates.
	www.ad2000.com.au /articles/1995/mar1995p12_849.html (2107 words)

	St. Michael's Russian Catholic Church :: News :: St.Petersburg
		The Liturgy was served in honour of Blessed Leonid Feodorov, Exarch-Martyr of the Russian Byzantine Catholic Church.
		Most of the members are former members of the Russian Orthodox Church, who came to the conviction that the fullness of orthodoxy can't be achieved outside communion with the bishop of Rome as the Heir of St. Peter.
		The Society is a voluntary organisation which doesn't claim any authority or right to speak on behalf of the Church - its intention is only to become the humble servant of the Russian Byzantine Catholic Church in her present difficult situation, uniting efforts of volunteers, enthusiasts and friends of our Church.
	stmichaelruscath.org /outbound/parishes/spb.php (3315 words)

	Catholicism in Russia
		Larger groups of Catholics migrated from Russia and Poland or were deported from the Western parts of the Soviet Union, which were traditionally Catholic, to other parts which were traditionally Orthodox or Muslim.
		It shows how many practising Catholics there are, what sectors are decreasing and what ones are increasing, and what this radical changing of the Catholic population can mean for the future.
		Anything that treats of the Catholic Church in Russia and her contacts with Russian culture and Russian religious traditions is of interest.
	catholic-church.org /church-unity/cat_ru_e.htm (881 words)

	The NDSU Libraries: Germans From Russia
		From the beginning Russian Orthodoxy was hostile, but after 1917 the GPU (secret police) began watching this Church, especially after the Orthodox Patriarch Tikhon expressed support for reconciliation in 1920.
		Many priests those of the Russian Catholic rite, of the Latin rite from western Ukraine and the German Volga region were imprisoned on islands in the White Sea known as Solovki.
		We, Catholic priests, and almost all elderly or sick, are often forced to undertake the heaviest labor...excavating trenches for building foundations, hauling great rocks, digging in frozen ground in winter...sometimes...for 16 hours a day in winter, without a break and with no shelter.
	www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu /grhc/info/book_reviews/chichikov_review.html (1019 words)

	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Austria - Welcome
		The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, is Ordinary for all Byzantine Catholics in Austria.
		Barbara's, which is the oldest Ukrainian Greek Catholic Parish this side of the former Iron Curtain.
		Methodios of the Russian Catholic Church in the USA is writing a history of this Church and would appreciate any information on the community that existed in Salzburg.
	vi06n140.members.eunet.at /ugcc/test/index.php (515 words)

	CNS STORY: Pope, Russian president discuss Catholic-Orthodox relations
		The two meetings paid particular attention to relations between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, the statement said.
		While officials of the Russian Orthodox Church continue to insist relations have not improved enough to permit a meeting between Pope Benedict and Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, the Vatican's nuncio in Russia said there are signs of progress, especially in relations between bishops of the two churches.
		Cardinal Bertone presented the Russian delegation with a first-edition copy of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church in Russian.
	www.catholicnews.com /data/stories/cns/0701444.htm (516 words)

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