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Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople at an ecumenical event marking the 1,700th anniversary of Nicene Creed, in Iznik, Turkey, on November 28th, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Nicaea anniversary, urges Christians to overcome divisions

Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea on Friday in the Turkish
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

Council of Nicaea: 1,700 years of Christian unity amid division

In the summer of A.D. 325, more than 300 bishops gathered in Nicaea — located in modern-day northern

9 historic religious sites Pope Leo XIV will visit in Turkey, Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon holds both spiritual and historical significance for the

As Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey nears, anticipation grows among local communities

With the countdown underway for Pope Leo XIV’s first official journey outside Italy, excitement is building across Turkey’s

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