Pope Francis at the end of the 58th week of prayers for the unity of Christians emphasized that the Catholic Church is ready to accept the overall date of Easter celebration. This is reported by PAP.

This year Easter will be celebrated on the same day according to the Gregorian and Julian calendars - April 20.

“I repeat my call that this rapprochement serve as a call to all Christians to take a decisive step towards unity on the issue of a common date for Easter,” the pontiff said.

Pope Francis added that the Catholic Church is ready to "

Let us recall that earlier in January the Pope appointed the first woman - nun Simone Brambilla - prefect of the department responsible for all Catholic religious orders.

The Pope called on Ukraine and the Russian Federation for negotiations.