Source: Catholic Review By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — The Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago recognized that Christian unity had to be based on a common faith and should be demonstrated by a common celebration of Easter, the most sacred feast of the Christian year, said speakers at a Rome conference. Yet as Christians mark the anniversary of the council, held in 325, they celebrate their common profession of the basics of faith in the Creed adopted at Nicaea while also continuing to experience division, said Paul L. Gavrilyuk, president of the International Orthodox Theological Association. The…
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Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America In 2025, Christians worldwide are commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea. Leading up to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s celebration on May 24, over the next several weeks we will share several articles from HCHC professors allowing our readers to learn more about context and impact of the Council of Nicaea. Find information here. This week’s article, written by Dr. James C. Skedros, Michael G. and Anastasia Cantonis Professor of Byzantine Studies and Professor of Early Christianity at HCHC, covers the two main issues addressed at the council: the teachings of…
Source: Catholic News Agency By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Nov 28, 2024 / 06:30 am Pope Francis told a group of theologians on Thursday he plans to visit Turkey for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025. Bartholomew I, the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople, anticipated that Francis would be making the trip in comments to reporters in May. In September, he confirmed that the joint trip is expected to happen at the end of May 2025. The Council of Nicaea took place in the ancient city of Nicaea in 325 A.D. in the former Roman Empire, which…