Catholic Orthodox Easter 2025. Ecumenical patriarch bartholomew of constantinople, based in istanbul, has once again proposed the idea of celebrating easter on the same day for both the orthodox and. The ecumenical initiative, founded in 2022, calls on orthodox and mainline christian churches to celebrate easter on a common date.
In recent dialogue with pope francis, however, ecumenical patriarch bartholomew indicated his support for finding a common easter date, believing the first such common date should be in 2025. Both the catholic and the orthodox churches have spoken about resolve to find a shared date for easter, and it seems that this goal might be closer than ever.