Eastern Orthodox
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Leo’s six-day trip to the Middle East also shows continuity with Francis’ concern for religious outreach, both to the Muslim world and to other Christian denominations, including Eastern Orthodox churches.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Professor Scott Kenworthy, who studies the history and thought of Eastern Orthodox Christianity - particularly in modern Russia - says his OCA parish in Cincinnati "is absolutely bursting at the seams".
From BBC • May 24, 2025
Eastern Orthodox Christians usually celebrate Easter later than Catholic and Protestant churches, because they use a different method of calculating the date for the holy day that marks Christ’s resurrection.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
Six percussionists struck amplified two-by-fours — a take on simantras, planks of wood shaped to create specific tones, which have a history of being used in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024
Except in the Eastern Orthodox Church, which stuck with its neumes.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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