İZNIK, Turkey (RNS) — For Christian leaders across the world and across denominations, the anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea is providing an opportunity for introspection and, potentially, ...

(RNS) — In the United States, Catholics kneel during the Eucharistic prayer while Catholics in the rest of the world stand. Many European churches, especially the older ones, do not even have kneelers ...

Cesare Nebbia, "Concile de Nicée" (1560). La scène représente l'ouverture du concile par l'Empereur Constantin Ier le Grand. 2025 marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which ...

A council of Christian leaders that took place in 325 mattered. As we celebrate its 1700th anniversary, it still does. A man named Arius (who lived between 250-336) argued that the scriptural titles ...

A wall fresco depicting the First Council of Nicaea in the Sistine hall of the Vatican Library. (CNS photo/Carol Glatz) The various liturgical calendars in use throughout most of Christianity feature ...

"My election has taken place during the year of the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. That Council represents a milestone in the formulation of the Creed shared by all ...

A post shared on X claims the ecumenical council of Nicaea determined the canon of Scripture. Verdict: Misleading The existing canons of the Council of Nicaea show that no Biblical canon was ...

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 actually ...

In June of the year 325, the first Ecumenical Council began in Nicaea, convened by the Emperor Constantine. Among the many topics discussed, which we will try to address briefly, two in particular ...

From the beginning of his election as the successor to St. Peter, Pope Leo XIV has summoned the Church to a renewed faith in the one Savior. As he said emphatically in the opening Mass of his ...

The Nicene Creed is more significant in Church history, as it provides a more detailed theological exposition, particularly concerning the nature of Christ and the Holy Trinity. Both creeds serve as ...

I mentioned during the summer that I had become aware of the Big Finish Doctor Who audiobook, Doctor Who: The Council of Nicaea. I finished listening to it not that long ago, and I must say that I am ...