Many people ask us why the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7th. These same people may also have wondered why the Soviet Union celebrated the “October Revolution” on November 7th, and the answers to both questions are related. At the time the communists seized power in Russia, Russia still used the Julian calendar, so named for Julius Caesar, who established it as the official... 

Pope Francis suggested to establish a common date to celebrate Easter, one of main Christian holidays, an Italian newspaper said. Francis said that he had already proposed to fix the same date of Easter to patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I and to patriarch of Moscow Kirill. “[Roman Catholic] Church is willing to establish a fixed date for Easter, so it can be celebrated on the same day...