Rare Overlap of Religious Observances for Christians, Muslims, and Jews

| 04/13/2023

By: The Good Newsroom

This week, while Christians continue to celebrate the Easter Season, Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan and the Jewish faithful are marking the end of Passover.

It’s a rare crossover of religious observances for the three religions that happens once every 30 years or so. Fr. Brian McWeeney, Director of the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of New York, talks with us about this important occurrence.

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