Radio Romania International
Catholics worldwide observe Easter on April 9, 2023. The consecrated days for Christianity's 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 Calendar, while the Catholics divide the year according to the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, the ca...
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