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

The Council of Nicaea took place in the ancient city of Nicaea in A.D. 325 in the former Roman Empire, which is now the present-day city of İznik in northwestern Turkey, about 70 miles from Istanbul.

All the Christians will be tourists. This year people will flock to the ancient city of Nicaea in Turkey to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the church council and creed that set the standard ...

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 ...

Focusing again on the fundamental Christian beliefs outlined by the Council of Nicaea almost 1,700 years ago can help Christians today put Christ back at the center of their lives, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that required mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a ...

In the summer of A.D. 325, more than 300 bishops gathered in Nicaea — located in modern-day northern Turkey — to promulgate a common Christian creed, settle Christological disputes that arose ...

ROME — Pope Francis said on Thursday that he hopes to travel to Turkey next year to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Christianity’s first ecumenical council.

And he assured me that he wants to come to Turkey for the anniversary of Nicaea. We have not set a concrete date, but certainly this year: maybe November 30th ...

Around 200-250 bishops gathered in the city of Nicaea — modern day İznik in Turkey — sometime in May or June of 325 at the summons of Emperor Constantine, the first Christian ruler of the ...