Council of Nicea

Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday

By Brent Landau — April 21, 2019
(The Conversation) — Among the important disputes settled at the A.D. 325 Council of Nicaea, the church council also resolved that Easter should be fixed on a Sunday, not on the traditional day of the Jewish Passover.

Kneeling at NFL liturgies — it’s a little strange for a Catholic

By Thomas Reese — September 26, 2017
(RNS) — From a Catholic perspective, the controversy over kneeling during the national anthem is strange.

Vatican: Too early to confirm 2025 Orthodox-Catholic summit

By Josephine McKenna — June 2, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Despite cordial meetings between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople during the pontiff’s visit to Jerusalem, the Vatican has rejected media reports that a 2025 event had been confirmed.
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