Why Easter Sunday’s date still divides Christians after 400 years

After centuries of celebrating Easter on different dates, Catholic and Orthodox Christians will mark the resurrection of Jesus together this Sunday. Church leaders, including Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, are seizing the rare alignment as a chance to promote unity — though deep-rooted mistrust remains.

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145 priests kidnapped in Nigeria over the past decade (2015-2025)

Visit www.vaticannews.vaVATICAN NEWS The past decade the Catholic Church in Nigeria has seen an alarming wave of abductions targeting its priests, seminarians, and religious personnel against the backdrop of a general increase of kidnappings for ransom. According to a study published last week by Fides Agency, a total of 145 priests were abducted between 2015 and … Read more

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