I personally doubt the news. A decision to Westernize the praxis of the Byzantine Rite could be taken as a violation of the terms of the Union of Brest, the sort of thing that led St. Alexis Toth to lead the Caraptho-Russians in North America back to Orthodoxy.
A friend of mine was ordained a priest in the Melkite-Greek Catholic Church, about 3 years ago. He's 'from' somewhere around Bethlehem, but is a US Citizen, has lived in USA since he was a child, his Parish is in Virginia.
He's married, has children.