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How often do Western and Orthodox Easters coincide? This year's overlap is getting rarer
In Eastern Orthodox churches, Easter is also known as Pascha. That's the Greek word for "Passover," the Jewish holiday Jesus celebrated the night before his Crucifixion (The Last Supper was also a ...
The Gannon Knight7d
An easy explanation of the first two major Christian denominations
Over two billion people worldwide identify as Christian. Within those two billion Christians, over 30,000 different ...
Middle East Eye20d
Orthodox Easter: Middle Eastern Christianity's festival explained
Orthodox Easter is associated primarily with the "Eastern" world ... is a Christian celebration that marks the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion by the Romans. The event is considered ...
The Salt Lake Tribune21d
For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all kinds will celebrate Easter on the same day
Eastern Orthodox churches — such as the Greek and ... It represents life after physical death — that all who believe in Jesus’ name have been promised eternal life. For Orthodox Christians ...
The Washington Post21d
There’s only one Easter Sunday this year: Why that’s not always the case
Christians around the world will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on the same Sunday this ... introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, Eastern Orthodox churches use the older Julian calendar ...
NBC Washington20d
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as the churches celebrate of Jesus’ resurrection ... the Gregorian calendar while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept the older Julian ...