Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and ...

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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the ...

During an ecumenical prayer service at St. Paul Outside the Walls to mark the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, ...

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church's willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

With the blossoming of spring brings the holiest day in the Christian religion — the celebration of Easter. See when the ...

from Palm Sunday till Easter Sunday, is observed. On Palm Sunday, leafy palm and olive branches are brought to the churches by the people, who then carry them around the church while following an icon ...

Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church is ready to accept a single date for all Christians to celebrate Easter.

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