Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

The idea of a common Easter has been discussed since the 1960s, with interest peaking when celebrations coincide, as they ...

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 ...

The fact that we are celebrating together, it's of course, a joy because it is something which is reminding us that we are ...

Easter’s moveable date should be simple ... when Pope Gregory XIII adopted the Gregorian calendar for the Roman church. The Orthodox church kept the Julian calendar. Secular celebrations of ...

Most holidays are celebrated on the same day every year − but not Easter. The Christian holiday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, occurs on a different Sunday every spring. With the ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter Sunday. But ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter Sunday. But ...