Coptic patriarch renews call for common Easter date

The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church has renewed his call for a common date among all Christians for the celebration of Easter, Catholic Culture reports.

Patriarch Tawadros II made his remarks in Vienna on November 9, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the ecumenical organization Pro Oriente, according to a Fides report.

Eastern churches tend to use the Julian calendar in calculating the date of Easter, while the Roman Rite makes use of the Gregorian calendar.