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How often do Western and Orthodox Easters coincide? This year's overlap is getting rarer

For Christians around the world, Easter is a joyous holiday celebrating Jesus' resurrection. Commemorating the possibility of eternal life, many consider it the most important day in Christianity. But ...
National Catholic Register

This Year’s Shared Easter Provides ‘Joy’ to Catholic-Orthodox Blended Families

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a united celebration in 2025, for the first time in eight years. Father John Basarab, pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church, celebrates ...
Catholic News Agency

Catholic-Orthodox families prepare with joy to celebrate shared Easter date

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same date in 2025 as they also hope to one day see greater unity among all ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches celebrate ...

What is Orthodox Christmas? And why do people celebrate on January 7

What is Orthodox Christmas? And why do millions of people celebrate it on January 7 - The ancient church in the Roman Empire ...
National Catholic Register

‘You Are Gods’: The Ancient Theology That’s Making a Comeback — and Could Help Unite East and West

When Grace Simcox came across the concept of deification last year, the Catholic theology student thought she might be dealing with something more pagan than Christian. The Franciscan University ...