Therefore, since 1582, we have been governed by the Gregorian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. To correct the mismatch of the Julian calendar, the Gregorian calendar introduced a new ...

Revolutionary as the Julian calendar was, it wasn't perfect, and fell out of alignment over time. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar-- basically, the calendar as we know ...

In 1752, from Sept. 3rd to 13th, people witnessed a unique historical event. Eleven days were cut from the calendar and deleted forever.

Teymour Taj celebrates the beginning of 2025 by exploring the weird and wonderful history of calendars As 2025 rolled in, ...

Gregorian or English calendar was born after the Julian calendar of Julius Caesar ... inter alia. Although the Gregorian calendar has become dominant all over the world, the United Nations ...

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.

Spain and Germany - also originally used the Julian calendar, they changed to the Gregorian one in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introduced it. The Gregorian calendar aimed to ensure that Easter ...

It is marked as January 1 in the Julian calendar, which was used before the Gregorian calendar. Some countries, including Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, accepted the Gregorian calendars ...