Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

The modern calendar has Roman Catholic roots. As the sun does not adhere exactly to the earthly calendar, leap days are ...

The original Roman calendar divided the year from March to December into 10 months of either 29 or 31 days, based on lunar cycles, with the rest the year simply left unnamed: It was considered ...

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 ...

But the Julian calendar, which is what Christians used ... equinox — gradually "drifted" away from the actual equinox. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar, dropping 10 days and ...

While the Catholic Church follows the Gregorian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, the Orthodox Church primarily adheres to the Julian calendar, established during the Roman Empire.

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Feb. 22 is commemorated across the country as the birthday of our first commander in chief.But what about George Washington’s ...

As far as I’m concerned the New Year begins when I can start seeding in flats inside for the garden again, usually on or ...