Pope Francis: Easter belongs to Christ, not our calendars
As all Christians prepare to celebrate Easter together in 2025, Pope Francis recalls that the preeminent Christian celebration belongs to Christ and not to our earthly calendars or plans.
19 September 2024
By Devin Watkins
Pope Francis met Thursday with representatives of the Pasqua Together 2025 Initiative, which represents various lay associations and movements of several Christian confessions.
The Julian and Gregorian calendars align for the celebration of Easter in the Catholic Jubilee Year of 2025, meaning that all Christians will celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection on the same day.
Also in 2025, Christians will commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, ...
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