The occasion is marked across the world, with most following the Roman Catholic church or belonging to Protestant denominations celebrating Easter a week before most of their Orthodox counterparts.

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.

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 ...

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

Eastern Orthodox churches — such as the Greek and Russian branches — use the older Julian calendar, named after Julius Caesar. On top of that, Eastern Orthodox faiths require that Easter ...

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.

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

(photo: Courtesy of Father John Basarab ) Jim Graves, Hannah Brockhaus World April 17, 2025 In 2025, Western Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians will share a common Easter date, April 20 ...

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