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BVB and Zimmermann will part ways in summer
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Tickets for home game against Kiel: Pre-sale starts on Thursday
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The 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea: An opportunity to reestablish a common date for Easter?
This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...
Why the date of Easter remains divisive four centuries later
The idea of a common Easter has been discussed since the 1960s, with interest peaking when celebrations coincide, as they ...
Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Sunday will mark a special moment for Christians, as ...
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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 ...
When is Easter 2025? Why we celebrate and when Lent ends
According to the Farmer's Almanac, Easter is a movable feast. With the Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated between March 21 and April 25. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, which uses the Julian ...
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Ecumenical expert: ‘No theological reasons to celebrate Easter on different dates’
Father Frans Bouwen, a leading voice in ecumenical dialogue, holds that “there are no real theological reasons” to justify ...