The council adopted the first version of the Nicene creed, referring to “one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten from the Father, only-begotten, that is, from the substance of the ...

That declaration became the first part of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, still recited by many Christians today. This text is a gem of Christian heritage — a precious reflection of divine light, ...

How Did the Nicene Creed Form? This famous statement of Christian orthodoxy is recited all over the world today. But it was actually composed in the 4th century during a theological controversy.

May is Mary’s month. Let’s begin it this year by looking at her place in the classic Christian confessions of faith, the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed. A creed is a historical record, and so it ...

Protestants have a complicated relationship with this statement that talks about the Trinity, the Incarnation, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.” ...

As a Catholic I find such terms in relation to the church to be offensive. When I pray the Nicene Creed, a statement that summarizes the tenets of my faith, I say, “I believe in one, holy ...

The Catholic Church on May 2 honors St. Athanasius ... role at the First Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325 and defended the Nicene Creed throughout his life. This year marks the 1,700th anniversary ...

The glue of Catholic identity is what we believe. Creed matters. The Nicene Creed we recite at every Sunday Mass, written 17 centuries ago and confirmed in an ecumenical council, is our binding ...

(Aivita /iStock / Getty Images) At the council the bishops approved the Nicene Creed, which proclaimed ... infamous schism in 1054 between the Roman Catholic Church in the West and the Orthodox ...

The New Testament Gospels say so. The Nicene Creed, one of Christianity’s key statements of faith, says Jesus “was crucified under Pontius Pilate.” The testimony of Paul, the first person ...

For 2025, Father de Souza chose the Nicene Creed as his theme, as the Catholic Church marks this year the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. This first of seven meditations were ...