The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic observances overlap only every three to four years thanks to different church ...

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

Last year the public holidays were at the end of March, but this year the Easter long weekend is in the middle of April. And it aligns with the Orthodox Easter celebrations for the first time ...

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 ...

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This weekend, Christians of all denominations are celebrating Easter. Orthodox Christians in Germany are grateful for that, and long for more. Millions of Orthodox Christians currently live in ...

(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 ...

This year, Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians will mark Easter on the same day, Sunday, April 20. The shared date is relatively rare due to the different calendars used by Western and ...

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 ...

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.

Faithful Christians around the world celebrated on Sunday the resurrection of ...