Eastern and Western Churches Seek to Set Common Date for Easter Celebrations

April 13, 2001

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On April 13, 2001, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that "for the first time since 1990, all Christians are celebrating the same day as Good Friday and the same day as Easter. Easter celebrations of Eastern Orthodox Christians and Western Christians are usually separated by weeks...Since the 1960s, the Vatican and Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs have discussed converging their Easter dating systems."