What’s the difference between Ruthenian and Ukrainian?
What’s the difference between Ruthenian and Ukrainian? >>
Don’t know for sure, perhaps their geography...it seems the Ruthenians are more Slovakian & Hungarian and a bit Ukrainian.
The two churches restored communion with Rome at different times, which is why they're two churches with distinct hierarchies, etc. From the POV of liturgy and spirituality, they're both Byzantines (a/k/a "Greek Catholics"). The Ruthenians in America tend to be more westernized; their liturgies are almost always in English, etc. There are cultural differences between Ruthenians and Ukrainians, of course.