Western Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians will share a common Easter date, April 20 — for the first time since 2017. As in other years when Christianity’s cen ...

S ome years seem to zip by in the blink of an eye, while others seem to drag on for far longer. But some, like leap years, ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

This year is a year full of signs of Christian unity, even in the midst of great divisions and breaches in unity culturally and politically. Although ...

Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on the same date, Sunday, April 20. This coincidence last occurred in 2017 and will next happen in 2028. Both churches follow the same guiding ...

Father Frans Bouwen, a leading voice in ecumenical dialogue, holds that “there are no real theological reasons” to justify ...

Good Friday and Easter mark Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection – Mourning on Friday with joyful celebration on ...

Different calendars mean Orthodox and Western churches often celebrate Easter on different dates, but this year they align.

Easter Sunday, the most important holiday in the Christian religion, and 4/20, the unofficial holiday for marijuana ...

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...

Good Friday 2025 kicks off Easter weekend this Friday, April 18. Here's what to know about the holiday and which Florida ...

Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most ...