Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine and the fathers of the Council of Nicaea of 325 with the Greek text of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed of 381 in its liturgical form. Artist unknown.

Even so, the Nicene Creed remained a point of contention. The Greek term homoousios—“consubstantial”—sparked many competing interpretations, “even though it had been part of Christian ...

In 381, the First Council of Constantinople, backed by Emperor Theodosius, expanded and clarified the Nicene Creed, laying out ... conceived as a regional synod, the Council of Constantinople ...

In his May 14 address to participants in the Jubilee of Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV praised the spiritual and liturgical treasures of the Christian East: its emphasis on mystery, wonder and ...

Why “visible and invisible?” That phrase is part of the Nicene Creed because it is scriptural. Colossians 1:16a “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and ...

This month marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed. The creed was created in the year 325 AD and outlines central tenets of Christianity, including the divinity of Jesus Christ, his ...

The creed was created in the year 325 AD and outlines central tenets of Christianity, including the divinity of Jesus Christ, his resurrection, the trinity and his immaculate conception via the Virgin ...

This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and the formulation of the Nicene Creed. If you're not deeply familiar with Christian history or theology, that might sound like an ...

One of the most famous stories about the Council of Nicaea is the legend that St. Nicholas slapped the heretic Arius in the face for his impudence and heretical teaching. Whether this event ...

He is delighted that Christians from around the world will remember the Nicene council and creed after 1,700 years. Turkish people are hospitable, he said, and will be eager to show tourists their ...