Merry Christmas! Did You Know on January 7 Many Celebrate - Brief History + FULL Text Christmas Message of Pope Francis to Oriental Christians + Orthodox

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is celebrated on January 7, 2025 for those following the Julian Calendar. This applies to many Eastern Orthodox Churches and Eastern Rite Catholic Churches. There is a custom is to refrain from meat on Christmas Eve. The Julian calendar was also used in Europe until 1582 and in England until 1752. The Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian. Pope Gregory XIII introduced this calendar which corrected some inaccuracies of astronomy. The Julian Calendar is 13 days behind and the Gregorian. Russian, Serbian, Macedonian, Coptic, Georgian, follow this date for Christmas. Most American Orthodox follow the Revised Julian Calendar which uses Dec. 25.

On X - Twitter Pope Francis wrote: "My warmest wishes to the ecclesial communities of the East who are celebrating Christmas today! I pray especially for those who are suffering due to ongoing conflicts. May Jesus, the Prince of Peace, bring peace and serenity to all! "

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