Francis is likely to use the occasion — the anniversary of a council before the Great Schism of 1054, which divided the ...

Originally in communion with the Church of Rome, the churches of East and West were divided by the Great Schism of 1054. Off Orthodox Christians place great emphasis on worship, particularly the ...

Two defining moments explain today's many Christian denominations: The first monumental event was the Great Schism of 1054, and the second was the Protestant Reformation, beginning in 1517.

Francis is likely to use the occasion — the anniversary of a council before the Great Schism of 1054, which divided the church between East and West — to once again reach out to Orthodox ...