This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...

It s hard to imagine Christianity without the Nicene Creed Seventeen hundred years ago, what became the defining statement of Christianity was adopted in Nicaea present-day Iznik, Turkey Back then, ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of ...

The fact that we are celebrating together, it's of course, a joy because it is something which is reminding us that we are ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this ...

“Nicaea stands as an authoritative reference ... While Pope Francis previously announced plans to travel to Turkey, one possible obstacle to a universal agreement could be tensions between ...

The reason lies in how Easter is calculated. According to a formula set at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE — a historic meeting held in what is now modern-day Turkey and convened by Roman Emperor ...

Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified ... Returning from a trip to Turkey in 2014, he told ...

The idea of a common Easter has been discussed since the 1960s, with interest peaking when celebrations coincide, as they ...

The alignment of Easter in Western and Eastern branches of Christianity, along with a 1,700-year anniversary, have renewed ...

in the ancient city of Nicaea, now in modern Turkey. A holy icon exhibition will take place at St Julian’s Church, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, from May 24 to June 6. Held shortly after the ...