An ancient mosaic dating back to the time of Jesus was discovered in the district of İznik, Turkey, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

The creed set the standard for orthodoxy for 1,700 years. But no one professes the faith today in the ancient Turkish town where it was written. All the Christians will be tourists. This year ...

Istanbul marked the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the groundbreaking gathering convened in 325 by ...

The first ecumenical council, known as the Council of Nicaea, is still accepted as authoritative by the Catholic Church, the ...

By celebrating together this Nicene faith and by proclaiming it together, we will also advance towards the restoration of ...

A quiet yet symbolically significant gathering took place on May 17 at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Cairo.

One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big ...

In the face of such discord, Emperor Constantine summoned the Church to a general council at Nicaea — in present-day Turkey — with the aim of bringing peace and unity to his realm. While the ...