The Nicene confession of faith is recognized today as an ecumenical trait d’union that no later schism or heresy has been ...

The outcome. The deliberations at the Council of Nicaea were marked by intense conflict. According to a14th-century legend, Saint Nicholas—the figure later associated with Santa Claus—became ...

Recognizing the essential tenets of faith that Catholics and Orthodox share should be the lens through which they discuss the issues that continue to separate them, Pope Leo XIV said.

At the time of Nicaea, there were about 1,800 Christian bishops, and most experts believe about 318 of them participated in the council. The Council of Nicaea also is known for setting the formula for ...

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 ...

The Council of Nicaea reminds us of an early effort to unify a diverse Christian world. But its true legacy may be the recognition that unity must serve survival—not merely doctrinal purity.

So, the Council of Nicaea taught that there was never a time when He was not. Jesus Christ is fully divine, therefore eternal. The Council of Chalcedon, relying upon theologians following Athanasius ...

The council chose the word homoousios to describe who Jesus is in relationship with the Father and to emphasize His deity. Though they are of the same substance, the council clarified that, as ...

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 ...