The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly but surely gaining a foothold in Africa. Experts say Russia is using its expansion as a ...

In honor of the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, Hope College and Western Theological Seminary (WTS) will co-host a panel discussion titled “Faith in Manuscript: Celebrating 1700 Years of the ...

An archaeologist at work in the tomb in Nicaea - present-day İznik in Turkey. (Photo: Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry) Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 3rd century mural depicting Jesus ...

IZNIK, Turkey (CNS) -- Although the ancient city of Nicaea lies in ruins and the geographic center of Christianity has shifted West, Pope Leo XIV and Christian leaders gathered at an archaeological ...

As he celebrated the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea at the very spot where it happened, it must have occurred to Pope Leo that there was urgent work to be done to heal the ancient ...

Pope Leo XIV has, in an on-flight press conference from Istanbul to Beirut on Nov. 30, emphasised the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the possibility of a truce ...

Although the ancient city of Nicaea lies in ruins and the geographic center of Christianity has shifted West, Pope Leo XIV and Christian leaders gathered at an archaeological site in Turkey to ...

On the second day of his visit to Turkey, Leo flew to Iznik, the ancient city of Nicaea, where he joined Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the world's Orthodox Christians and other dignitaries at the ...