EASTER'S DATE REMAINS DIVISIVE. SOME CHURCH LEADERS WANT THAT TO CHANGE
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✍️ For the first time in over 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches will celebrate Easter on the same day, with top religious leaders expressing a desire to keep it that way.
👉 Easter dates can be as much as five weeks apart due to different calendars and calculations 👉 Top religious leaders, including Pope Francis, are calling for unity around a common date for Easter 👉 The Orthodox Church in Finland switched dates in the 1920s to align celebrations with the Lutheran majority 👉 Catholics in Greece have celebrated with the rest of the country since 1970
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