FILE - Pope Francis, right, and Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill talk during their meeting at the Jose Marti International airport in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But th…
A Greek Orthodox priest holds a statue of Christ during a Good Friday reenactment of the Deposition of Jesus Christ at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri during Holy Week in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
An Orthodox faithful kisses a crucifix during a Good Friday reenactment of Deposition of Jesus Christ, at Agios Antonios church in the northern suburb of Chalandri, in Athens, Greece, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in white tunics gather at the DSK Mariam Church to chant and pray in an ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity. Congregants and religious leaders say it’s crucial to preserve the Ge'ez language and other traditions of the faith for future generations in the bustling District of Columbia religion, where many Ethiopians in the U.S. live. DSK Mariam Church was founded in Washington in 1987. It now has more than 1,500 registered members. Church leaders say more than 4,000 people attend services each week.
A kesis or priest, waves a censer burning incense as he walks through rows of congregants at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Worshippers kiss the holy Gospel during service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
A young child wears a netela, the white scarf-like cotton cloth worn by worshippers, during a service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Congregants attend an hours-long service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
A congregant bows to kiss the holy Gospel during a service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)