Exploring Why Catholic & Orthodox Easter Fall on the Same Day this Year | EWTN News Nightly

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This year marks one of the rare occasions when Catholic and Orthodox Easter fall on the same day. Catholics celebrate Easter on the first Sunday after the vernal equinox. Most of the Orthodox Church calculates the date a little differently: their Easter is on the first Sunday after the vernal equinox and after Passover. So what are the origins of this split, and is there any chance the two Easters might move to the same day? Host of the "Everything Everywhere" daily podcast, and a world traveler who has studied this topic extensively, Gary Arndt, joins to share how often Catholic and Orthodox Easters align. Arndt explains what the different Easter dates mean on a practical level and discusses whether there have been any attempts over the years to make Catholic and Orthodox Easter fall on the same day. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

Topics

• Repentance
• Easter