Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

Imagine stepping into a church that looks fully Orthodox—icons, incense, chanting, bearded priests—but it's actually Catholic ...

This meeting was the first between a Pope and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch since the Great Schism of 1054, which split Christianity into Catholic and Orthodox branches. The two leaders held a ...

This is because of a rare alignment of the Gregorian calendar — which Catholic and Protestant churches use — with the Julian calendar used by Eastern Orthodox churches. Ms Pepper follows the ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

There has been discussion over the past few weeks that Britain’s young people are undergoing a religious revival. This Easter ...

In Bulgaria, both Orthodox and Catholic Christians celebrate Easter, with the latter usually coming a few days before. Every so often, such as this year, the two take place on the same day.