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VOX POPULI: What prompted the switch to the Gregorian calendar? Easter
To the north of St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican stands a tall structure called the Tower of the Winds, also referred to as ...
There’s only one Easter Sunday this year: Why that’s not always the case
The alignment of Easter in Western and Eastern branches of Christianity, along with a 1,700-year anniversary, have renewed ...
The long line of the papacy: Francis' death renews focus on the church's most powerful figures
Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.
The Pope Who Wasn't There: Benedict's Triple Papacy
Benedict IX, a pope in the 11th century, holds the rare distinction of becoming a pope three times, selling the papacy, being ...
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
Western churches adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582, while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the older Julian one.
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Pope, others call for common date for Christian, Orthodox Easter
For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Easter marked a special moment for Christians, as the churches celebrate of ...
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The long line of the papacy: Francis' death renews focus on the church's most powerful figures
One of those visits featured the pope offering Mass to 80,000 people at Yankees Stadium in The Bronx, New York in 1979. Only a few popes – Leo I, Gregory I and Nicholas I – have been given the ...