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Unalaskans continue longtime Orthodox Christmas tradition with starring ceremony
30 Jan 2025 01:08 GMT
… starring.
For Christmas, the church was adorned with colorful lights … sang carols in English, Church Slavonic and the Unangax̂ … members for generations.
The church, first constructed in 1826 … another priest to visit for Orthodox Easter in mid-April. But …
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Vatican II called for a common date for Easter in the East and West. Will it ever happen?
29 Jan 2025 23:28 GMT
… Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church was open … Roman Catholic Church, the Protestant churches and Eastern Catholic Churches celebrate Easter on … distancing itself from the Russian Orthodox Church.
It seems likely that the …
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1,700 years of faith: Christians unite in prayer for healing and hope
29 Jan 2025 10:03 GMT
… greater communion.”
Christians from various Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox denominations attended the … different approaches to determining Easter’s date prevent celebrating the … Pappas, Dean of the Anglican Christ Church Cathedral; Reverend Matthew Senf …
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Changing the dates of Holy Week: ‘The Catholic Church would be willing to accept’
27 Jan 2025 13:24 GMT
… representatives of the various Christian denominations in Rome. In … date of Easter also coincides in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars. … for all Christians to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on … a common date for Easter. The Catholic Church is open to …
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Unpicking Albania’s religious tapestry
28 Jan 2025 21:14 GMT
… with the head of the Catholic church blessing his Bektashi brethren for … Awakening movement, declared that Albanians’ religion is Albanianism. Years later, … year, national holidays include Christian and Orthodox Christmas and Easter, Ramadan and two …
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Pope Francis renews proposal for unified Holy Week celebration with Orthodox Church
28 Jan 2025 10:42 GMT
… his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common … important ecumenical councils of the Christian church.
“In this Week of Prayer … year, Easter will be celebrated at the same time the Catholic Church’s …
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Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church in Albania, dies at age of 95
27 Jan 2025 06:17 GMT
… the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, leads the Easter celebrations at the Christ Resurrection … and head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, died in the … and revitalizer of the Albanian Orthodox Church, which was literally raised from …
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Archbishop who revived Albania’s Orthodox Church dies
27 Jan 2025 05:16 GMT
… Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, leads the Easter celebrations at the Christ Resurrection … that Anastasios’ “contribution to Orthodox Christianity was invaluable.”
“He left … resuscitate the country’s Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
DEIR AL-BALAH, …
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Catholics will accept a common date for Easter in East, West, pope says
26 Jan 2025 18:22 GMT
… Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s … later. Pope Francis, Orthodox Metropolitan Polykarpos of Italy … a common date for Easter, the Catholic Church would accept it. … Center in Rome. The Orthodox and Anglican bishops also …
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On Christian unity, can you hope like Martha?
26 Jan 2025 19:38 GMT
… Prayer for Christian Unity again repeating that the Catholic Church is ready … to accept a common Easter date. … riven the Body of Christ over the centuries. The … something that the great Orthodox theologian Ioannis Zizioulas used …