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Christians around the world will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on the same Sunday this year, a day of alignment that church leaders, including the pope, have celebrated as a blessing.

This year, Orthodox Easter will be observed on the same day as the Western one: Sunday, 20 April. The shared date is relatively rare as the churches use different calendars. Orthodox Easter is ...

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

On Sunday, 40 close family and friends will gather at her uncle Tasso's home to celebrate Greek Orthodox Easter. "The family will have three generations ranging from my dad Costa, who is 90 years ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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 ...

Priest Serhii Zezul blesses Easter baskets in front of a church destroyed in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, during celebration of the Orthodox Easter in Lukashivka village, Ukraine ...

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

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

and it decreed that Easter would be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. The Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan GrigorijeImage: Miodrag Soric/DW At the end of the 16th ...

Sofatzis’ family, including most of his seven siblings, three in-laws, and five nephews, will also have a big family lunch on Easter Sunday — but Greek Orthodox style. The priest, who is an ...