Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church is ready to accept a single date for all Christians to celebrate Easter.

Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning! Amen. Alleluia” (Easter sequence). “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain…your faith is futile and ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

The celebration on Jan. 25 marked the solemn conclusion of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which the Pope ...

In a divinely inspired way, it will be celebrated this year on the same day, as is appropriate for this ecumenical ...

In some Irish Catholic circles it generated hostility ... senior to tell the pope what was going to happen in Ireland at Easter. Plunkett probably saw the pope on 8 April. His subsequent account ...