Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew I proclaimed the Nicene Creed together without the Filioque, the phrase added in the Latin West centuries after the council of Nicaea
Leo and Bartholomew pray together, exchange gifts, and sign a Joint Declaration, before retreating in private to meet on the future of Christian unity.
In Iznik, the sound of the muezzin gives way to Christian hymns. The pilgrimage to Nicaea, which Pope Francis so wanted to make, has been accomplished.
In the 1,700th year after that momentous gathering of Christendom at Nicaea, the successors of those bishops, in the persons of Pope Leo and Patriarch Bartholomew, joined their voices in faith.
The Holy Father urged the tiny minority to trust in God's ways, as he chooses littleness and works with the power of the Holy Spirit.
He also got an icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe ... and White Sox bedroom slippers!
Come, Love of the Father and the Son, gather us into the one flock of Christ.
Turkish Archbishop Job Getcha, Metropolitan of Pisidia, speaks with Aleteia about the papal trip's implications and how the Orthodox perceive Pope Leo XIV.
The two stops will give Pope Leo XIV an opportunity to speak to Christian unity and global fraternity.
Pope Leo: The Council of Nicaea is not merely an event of the past but a compass that must continue to guide us ...
Cardinal Tobin from Newark and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros are taking pilgrims to Rome and Turkey, as a sign of and prayer for unity.
Preparations for the journey come amid an encouraging season of dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
As Christians mark the Council’s legacy, calls for unity grow louder.
St. John Paul II’s ecumenical encyclical remains a guide for healing East-West divisions. The anniversary comes in the context of the 1,700th anniversary of Nicaea.
May 20 is celebrated as the start of the Council of Nicaea, which gave us the Nicene Creed. Will the Pope and Patriarch be together in Turkey in November?
Today, May 20, Christians celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which proclaimed the Son's divinity. How many council fathers were there?
Although it was convened by Emperor Constantine, who wanted unity for the Roman Empire, it remains a theological moment beyond the political dimension.
