Francis did not celebrate Easter Mass in the piazza, delegating it to Cardinal Angelo Comastri, the retired archpriest of St ...

Pope Francis didn’t celebrate Easter Mass in the piazza, but after Mass appeared on the balcony over the basilica entrance ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

Given his delicate health following treatment for pneumonia, it had not been certain whether the Pope would be present. Read ...

The idea of a common Easter has been discussed since the 1960s, with interest peaking when celebrations coincide, as they ...

Pope Francis has made greater unity with the Orthodox a priority of his pontificate; he has especially expressed his desire ...

Crowds were overjoyed after Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday, and toured in his popemobile, wishing everyone a ‘Happy Easter’.

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...