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Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
But the two churches started using different calendars after Pope Gregory XIII’s adaptation in 1582, when the Western church ...
The long line of the papacy: Francis' death renews focus on the church's most powerful figures
Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.
There’s only one Easter Sunday this year: Why that’s not always the case
The alignment of Easter in Western and Eastern branches of Christianity, along with a 1,700-year anniversary, have renewed ...
VOX POPULI: What prompted the switch to the Gregorian calendar? Easter
To the north of St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican stands a tall structure called the Tower of the Winds, also referred to as ...