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Greek Reporter3d
The Church that Unites and Divides Orthodox and Catholics
Imagine stepping into a church that looks fully Orthodox—icons, incense, chanting, bearded priests—but it's actually Catholic ...
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this ...
Seattle church honors a saint – and gets some privacy – with new stained-glass window
St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...
Greek Reporter15h
Why Do Catholics and Orthodox Do the Sign of the Cross Differently?
That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...
UCA News15h
Pope Francis seen as strong promoter of Eastern Catholic churches
In a 2024 meeting with Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Pope Francis summed up his view ...
The Tablet2d
Orthodox churches remember friendship of Pope Francis
Orthodox leaders offered their condolences following the death of Pope Francis, remembering his sustained commitment to ...
National Catholic Register8d
This Year’s Shared Easter Provides ‘Joy’ to Catholic-Orthodox Blended Families
Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...
NBC Washington7d
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
But the two churches started using different calendars after Pope Gregory XIII’s adaptation in 1582, when the Western church adopted the Gregorian calendar while the Eastern Orthodox Church kept ...