Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

Easter –– brings thoughts of new life, springtime, of freshness, of the Resurrection. This is not only a day –– not only a ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and ...

That was already the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi ... accepted Pope Gregory’s reform — the “Gregorian” calendar — non-Catholic countries did not. Thus, moving around Europe ...

Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on the same date, Sunday, April 20. This coincidence last occurred in 2017 ...

The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic observances overlap only every three to four years thanks to different church calendars — and different lunar cycle calculations.

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

The Orthodox church kept the Julian calendar. Secular celebrations of Easter — think pastel-coated eggs, basket-carrying rabbits and the occasional parade — always match the Western feast day.

This makes it a movable feast because its actual date changes ... Because the actual date of the spring equinox can differ by ...

This makes it a movable feast because its actual date changes ... Because the actual date of the spring equinox can differ by ...