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The Observer19d
Pope Francis, voice of reform in the Catholic Church, dies at 88
He had close ties with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the spiritual center of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and also with the former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head ...
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How Orthodox Christians in Germany celebrate Easter
Orthodox Christians ... Why do Western churches — especially the Catholic Church and Protestant churches — celebrate Easter on different dates than the Eastern churches? To understand why ...
SBS21d
Orthodox Easter: Who celebrates in Australia and why it's (usually) on a different date
Not all Orthodox Churches are 'Eastern Orthodox'. The 'Oriental Orthodox Churches' have theological differences and include the Ethiopian and Coptic Source: Debre Selam Medanialem Ethiopian ...
Public Holidays21d
Orthodox Easter 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Cyprus
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...
scmp.com22d
Easter’s date remains divisive 4 centuries on, but some church leaders want that to change
when the Western church adopted the Gregorian calendar while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the older Julian one. Moreover, each church uses its own ecclesiastical calculations for lunar cycles ...
guardian.co.tt22d
Hosannah - Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church begins Holy Week
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NBC Washington22d
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
when the Western church adopted the Gregorian calendar while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the older Julian one. Moreover, each church uses its own ecclesiastical calculations for lunar cycles ...
NBC DFW22d
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
when the Western church adopted the Gregorian calendar while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the older Julian one. Get top local stories delivered to you every morning with NBC DFW's News ...