This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big ...

COMMENTARY: The solemn sign of reverence and humility links Catholics with their Eastern Orthodox brethren by tapping into ...

A quiet yet symbolically significant gathering took place on May 17 at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Cairo.

Christian leaders stress that the council and its anniversary still have relevance in the modern day, despite theological ...

You might be wondering: what does a fourth-century church meeting have to do with me today? Actually, quite a lot.

The creed set the standard for orthodoxy for 1,700 years. But no one professes the faith today in the ancient Turkish town ...

This month marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed. The creed was created in the year 325 AD and outlines central ...

At the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Orthodox clergy and faithful welcomed the May 8 election of ...

Last year, before he fell ill, Pope Francis told Eastern Orthodox priests visiting the Vatican that he hoped to travel to Turkey to celebrate the creed with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I ...

It is accepted by the world's major denominations — Catholic, Protestant, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox. The Nicene Creed was written in 325 A.D. at the First Council at Nicaea, which is widely ...