The primate of the Chaldean Church rereads the day of prayer and reflection with Pope Francis and the heads of the Churches present in the Middle East, and reveals: “There was also talk of unifying the date for the Easter celebration”.
On the day of reflection and prayer on the Middle East, convoked last 7 July in Bari by Pope Francis, the leaders and representatives of Christian Churches and Communities present in the Middle East set aside recriminations, ambitions of pre-eminence and victimization. The attention was not focused only on the sufferings of Christians, because it is clear to everyone that the destiny of Middle Eastern Christians “is linked to that of their fellow road-companions who are not Christians”. And in the dialogue behind closed doors the urgency of unifying the date on which the different Churches celebrate Easter was proposed “with greater strength” as a sign and concrete step towards full communion among all ...  read more