The date of Easter, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Sri Lanka bombings

Published: April 21, 2019, 7:16 a.m.

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How was the date of Easter decided in the West? Michael Carter, Monastic Historian at English Heritage explains why Whitby Abbey played a crucial role. \\nEthirajan Anbarasan from the BBC's Sihala service gives the latest on the bombing of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka where hundreds have died.\\nCardinal Vincent Nichols head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales joins Emily live to discuss issues effecting the Catholic Church.\\nRosie Dawson reports from New York where an alliance of Christians have been following their own version of the Stations of the Cross in an attempt to highlight the suffering of victims of sex trafficking.\\nAnd why are people drawing similarities between the Easter story and the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral? Adrian Dorber, Dean of Lichfield and Father Aidan Troy, Parish priest of St Joseph\\u2019s Catholic Church in Paris, discuss it.

Producers:\\nRajeev Gupta\\nHelen Lee

Editor: \\nAmanda Hancox

Photo Credit: English Heritage

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