Returning to Nicea, as brothers

Vatican releases document to mark 1,700th anniversary of First Council of Nicaea

The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. / Credit: Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618), Cesare Nebbia (1534-1614) e aiuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Apr 3, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Th... [...]

It was the first ecumenical council, and it marked Christianity. An essay by Gian Guido Vecchi and Giovanni Maria Vian on the event, wanted...

Returning to Nicea, as brothers

A new document from the International Theological Commission highlights the relevance of the first ecumenical council.

Andrea Tornielli, publishing director of Vatican media, writes in his commentary about the significance of the first ecumenical council in the document published today by the International Theological Commission. Returning to Nicaea 1700 years later, during the Jubilee of 2025, is above all a renewed experience of brotherhood for all Christians. The profession of faith that emerged from the first ecumenical council is common not only to the Chur…