İZNIK, Turkey (RNS) — For Christian leaders across the world and across denominations, the anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea is providing an opportunity for introspection and ...

The First Council of Nicaea (there was a second, 462 years later) was convened by Emperor Constantine in A.D. 325. The bishop of Rome at the time, Sylvester, did not attend the council, but sent ...

This call to a vibrant profession of faith takes on a special meaning in light of the 1,700th anniversary of a key milestone in the Church’s journey: the Council of Nicaea, which took place from ...

The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. | Credit: Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618), Cesare Nebbia (1534-1614) e aiuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ...

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.

Organised by the Pontifical Gregorian University and the University of Münster, an international conference will take place in Rome next week that focuses on the Council of Nicaea 1700 years ago ...

The Council of Nicaea convened during the pontificate of Pope Sylvester I in 325. The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. (photo: Giovanni Guerra ...

ROME — Pope Francis said on Thursday that he hopes to travel to Turkey next year to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Christianity’s first ecumenical council.

The ancient teaching of the Council of Nicaea, held 1,700 years ago this May, affirmed that Jesus is fully God and fully human, a direct rebuke to Silicon Valley techs who are pursuing immortality ...

The Council of Nicaea met in 325 in what is now Iznik, Turkey. It was the first of the "ecumenical" councils that gathered bishops from all Christian communities.