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

Easter, which will be observed on Sunday, April 20, 2025, is one of the oldest and most significant festivals in the Christian calendar. It’s usually a time for reflection and worship and for ...

Lent is underway in the Christian world, although it mainly impacts monks and restaurant owners, who quickly devise Lenten ...

However, this year will be different. Thanks to the two calendars coinciding ... Catholics have celebrated Easter with the Orthodox of these countries — that is, according to the Julian calendar ...

These graphics explain why Easter Sunday changes each year based on ancient interpretations of the solar and lunar cycles.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter ... follow the same calendar as Catholics, have also been in on ...

Catholics and Protestants usually observe Easter on a Sunday different from the Easter ... a particular Sunday of the Gregorian Calendar.” In 1997, the World Council of Churches (WCC) attempted ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter ... two churches started using different calendars after Pope Gregory XIII ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ... communions. Calendars and calculations differ The movable date for Easter follows a ...

Where do Easter eggs come from ... is celebrated as a holiday across the region and is New Year's Day on the Iranian calendar. Iranians, like Jews, celebrate the holiday by decorating a table ...