It wa a heresy that attempted to find a compromise between the Catholic Faith and Arianism. At the Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.), it was declared that the Son of God is "of the same substance" ...

COMMENTARY: Marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Pope contrasts orthodox faith with the claims of ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

On Sunday, just ahead of his trip to Türkiye and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV wrote about the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which is the reason for his journey. The pontiff says the Council ...

Centuries of church schisms show that if there’s a doctrine to be fought over, there’s a good chance Christians will fight about it Centuries of church schisms show that if there’s a doctrine to be ...

Pope Leo's journey in Turkey continues. This morning, he traveled by car to the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, where the Prayer Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated ...

Icon representing the First Council of Nicaea, AD 325. Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2863110 Listen Pope ...

Seventeen centuries after bishops from East and West convened in Nicaea to craft the creed that defined Christianity, Pope Leo XIV returned to the ancient site with an appeal to "overcome the scandal ...

In the summer of A.D. 325, more than 300 bishops gathered in Nicaea — located in modern-day northern Turkey — to promulgate a common Christian creed, settle Christological disputes that arose from the ...

Centuries of church schisms show that if there's a doctrine to be fought over, there's a good chance Christians will fight about it. That repeated splintering is what makes the Council of Nicaea — a ...