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 ...

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

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

While both confess the Nicene Creed, Orthodoxy’s smaller population ... grandparents helped establish St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, his spiritual transformation came through his ...

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 ...

Oriental Orthodox churches, as differentiated from ... “In this sense, the Nicene Creed, which succinctly sets forth the mystery of our salvation, is undeniable and incomparable,” the pontiff ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church, however, has insisted on preserving the original wording of the Nicene Creed, keeping the Filioque out. For the Orthodox, the Filioque was never agreed upon by the ...