WCC NEWS: Arabic edition of “Toward a Common Date for Easter” now available

An Arabic edition of the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Paper No. 241, “Toward a Common Date for Easter,” is newly available from the Middle East Council of Churches.  Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 16 January 2026 The paper was published as an encouragement to churches and Christians to work with one another in their own contexts for a common celebration of Easter. The publication contains four contributions from different church traditions on the search for a way to celebrate Easter on a common date every year. Link to the publication See more

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