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In some parts of emerging Europe, the date of Easter is becoming increasingly political. The Holy Fire Ceremony which takes place each Orthodox Easter Saturday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, is perhaps the holiest of all Orthodox Christian rituals.  Symbolising the resurrection of Christ, the tradition dates to at least 328 AD. […]

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Easter Sunday, marking the purported resurrection of Jesus Christ, differs for the East and the West, with a week-long gap between the celebrations this year.

The Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services is accusing Walter Reed National Military Medical Center of violating patients First Amendment rights by issuing a cease and desist order against priests.

Police in Barquisimeto, Lara state, reportedly seized an effigy meant to be burned of Súper Bigote (“Super Mustache”).

Catholics worldwide observe Easter on April 9, 2023. The consecrated days for Christianitys greatest feast, for those of Orthodox and Catholic persuasion, do not always coincide. In 2023, the two persuasions observation of Easter falls one week apart. How can we explain that? After the Great Schism of the Cristian Church, in 1054, more often than not, the Easter is observed one week apart. The weeklong lag is explained through the fact that, beginning 1582, The Orthodox Church uses the Julian Ca...

A Novosti correspondent reported that several thousand citizens gathered in Berlin for a peaceful march on the eve of Catholic Easter to protest against

Victor Ticay of Channel 10 TV is now believed to be in the infamous El Chipote jail in Managua for interrogations

Pope Francis has called for a two-week truce in the zone of hostilities in Ukraine and in the new regions of Russia from April 9 during the celebration of Easter and post-Easter weeks by Catholics and Orthodox Christians, Leonid Sevastyanov, the leader of the World Union of Old Believers, told TASS on Friday, citing his personal conversation with the pontiff

S&P 500 bears missed a good opportunity Friday, and for all the anticipated deterioration in unemployment claims, couldn‘t keep the pressure on. Nieth