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Among the many stops on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey is a Syriac Orthodox Church, where he will meet with leaders of local churches and Christian communities. It is a unique visit, as the Syriac Orthodox Church has a long history behind it. The head of the Syriac Orthodox Church is also known as Read More…

Why the Syriac Orthodox Church also claims a successor of Peter

Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, 66, is the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio. He is originally from Philadelphia and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1985. He lived in [...]

Should the ideas of the political "Right" and "Left" be put at the center of our beliefs?

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 29, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media. Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 29, 2025 / 03:10 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV started his third day in Turkey on Saturday with a visit to the Sultan... [...]

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 28, 2025 / 10:00 am 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, [...]

There are scenes that the Fathers of the Council of Nicaea could not have imagined. On Friday afternoon, on the eastern shore of Lake Iznik, the muezzin’s call to prayer carries far beyond the small Turkish seaside resort built on ancient Nicaea. The air is mild. The sun has broken through the clouds. The gray-blue Read More…

What was at stake in Nicaea, at stake today, is our faith: Pope