(RNS) — Christian leaders stress that the council and its anniversary still have relevance in the modern day, despite theological divides.

The first ecumenical council, known as the Council of Nicaea, is still accepted as authoritative by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and many Protestants.

The Council of Chalcedon, relying upon theologians following Athanasius known as the Cappadocian Fathers, would add that He is both fully divine and fully human, as well as, that there are three ...

How the Council of Nicaea changed Christianity forever This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

The Catholic Church this year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical synod in the history of the Church, convened by Emperor Constantine in what is now ...

The Nicene Creed, recited every Sunday in Catholic churches around the world, is one of the oldest credal formulae (or statements of belief) of Christians. The creed, released at the end of the ...

One of the objectives of the Council of Nicaea, Pope Leo recalled, was to demonstrate the unity of the church by establishing a common date for Easter throughout the world.

In June of the year 325, the first Ecumenical Council began in Nicaea, convened by the Emperor Constantine. Among the many topics discussed, which we will try to address briefly, two in particular ...

Nicaea only came back into full vogue with the later emperor Theodosius, whose Council of Constantinople in 381 restored its principles. Technically, the creed that Christians have recited ever since ...

After years of debate over the future of the controversial statue of Ensign John Monaghan that has stood next to a busy downtown Spokane intersection for nearly 120 years, the Spokane City Council ...

Councilmember Claudia Balducci publicly accused the council of wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars when the county is discussing millions in budget cuts.