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CNA explains: Why Eastern and Western Easter dates differ — and why 2025 is different
A view of the edicule and the oculus of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher. March 30, 2024. / Credit:…
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Nearly 2 dozen bishops visit remote community of ‘banished’ Catholics in eastern India
Catholics await the arrival of bishops in front of the Catholic church in Nandagiri, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. /…
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As fighting rages on in Eastern DR Congo, Catholic charity steps up humanitarian response
In a Jan. 29, 2025, report, the leadership of the aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales…
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Thousands gather in jungle for celebration honoring Catholic priest killed in eastern India
The faithful gather at the site of Father Arul Das' death in the Jamboni jungle on Sept. 2, 2024. /…
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Lebanon crisis threatens Eastern Catholic participation at Vatican Synod on Synodality
An Israeli air strike hits the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. / Credit: Mawan…
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Pope Francis appoints new Ordinary for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe
The Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs, in Gyumri, Armenia, is the cathedral of the Ordinariate for Armenia, Georgia, Russia, and…
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Ukrainian archbishop says same-sex blessings document doesn’t apply to Eastern Churches
Pope Francis embraces Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, during a meeting with bishops…
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Pope Francis introduces voting age limit for bishops of Eastern Catholic Churches
Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall,…
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Pope Francis ‘left without words’ after children’s shocking stories of violence in eastern Congo
Young people from eastern Congo lay down the machetes and knives used to kill their families at the foot of…
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