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Pope Francis (r) and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (I), spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, wave and clap, respectively, during a visit to the Moria refugee camp on April 16, 2016, on the Greek island of Lesbos. Both Francis and Bartholomew have spoken in favor of a joint celebration of Easter.

The 1,700-Year Quest for a Common Easter

COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But unity around the great feast of the Resurrection remains incomplete.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries April 9, 2025

The "Holy Fire" is passed from inside Christ's tomb to pilgrims gathered inside the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jersusalem on May 4, 2024, for the annual Orthodox Christian ceremony, held on the day before Easter, according to the Julian calendar.

‘Holy Fire’ Ceremony at Jesus’ Tomb Marks Beginning of Orthodox Easter Celebrations

The Orthodox Christian ceremony, which is attended by Catholics and other Christians, as well, has been held continuously since at least 1106.

Marinella Bandini/CNA World May 5, 2024

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew kisses the pectoral cross of Pope Francis upon his arrival at Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Awali, south of the Bahraini capital Manama, on Nov. 4, 2022.

Will Catholics and Orthodox Settle on a Common Easter Date?

The Hope for Ecumenical Unity Includes the Desire for a Reconciliation of the Gregorian and Julian Calendar

Jim Graves Blogs March 30, 2024

The tomos that established the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine is carried during the Christmas Liturgy at St. Sophia's Cathedral Jan. 7 in Kiev, Ukraine. The independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which previously fell under the authority of Moscow, was granted official recognition in a decree signed Jan. 6 in Istanbul by Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I in a move with deep historical roots but fueled by contemporary political conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

Orthodoxy at the Brink, With Constantinople and Moscow Divided Over Ukrainian Church

Schism is threatened, but the Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical dialogue may nevertheless find new avenues following the formation of the self-governing Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Peter Jesserer Smith World January 18, 2019

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Results from Tag: 'catholic-orthodox ecumenical dialogue'

The 1,700-Year Quest for a Common Easter

‘Holy Fire’ Ceremony at Jesus’ Tomb Marks Beginning of Orthodox Easter Celebrations

Will Catholics and Orthodox Settle on a Common Easter Date?

Orthodoxy at the Brink, With Constantinople and Moscow Divided Over Ukrainian Church

Results from Tag: 'catholic-orthodox ecumenical dialogue'

The 1,700-Year Quest for a Common Easter

‘Holy Fire’ Ceremony at Jesus’ Tomb Marks Beginning of Orthodox Easter Celebrations

Will Catholics and Orthodox Settle on a Common Easter Date?

Orthodoxy at the Brink, With Constantinople and Moscow Divided Over Ukrainian Church

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