 "The Moscow Times (Russia)")
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East Meets West as Easter Holidays Collide, THE MOSCOW TIMES
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The Moscow Times (Russia)
04-13-2001
The first Easter at the beginning of the third millennium is falling on
the same date in both Eastern and Western Christian churches in what looks
to some like a sign from above.
With that in mind, a leading Russian Orthodox official is proposing a
joint celebration of Easter this Sunday by different denominations and
a dialogue to ensure that all Christians reconcile their differences on
an issue that is, i...
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