Leo will commemorate the 1,700th anniversary with Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians.

At the Council of Nicaea in 325, the Emperor Constantine summoned bishops from around the Roman Empire. The council hashed ...

Centuries of church schisms show that if there’s a doctrine to be fought over, there’s a good chance Christians will fight about it. That repeated splintering is what makes the Council of Nicaea — a ...

Born in 213 A.D. Died 270 A.D. Gregory was of a distinguished pagan family. He was born at Neocaesarea, Pontus, and studied law there. About 233, he and his brother, Athenodorus, accompanied his ...

Some 1,700 years ago, bishops from all over the Roman Empire gathered in what is now Turkey to hash out Christian doctrine.

Once you put people into categorical boxes, you are inviting them to see history as a zero-sum conflict between this group ...

Once you put people into categorical boxes, you are inviting them to see history as a zero-sum conflict between this group ...

Born 315 A.D. Died 386 A.D. Bishop of Jerusalem and Doctor of the Church. In the East his feast is observed on the 18th of March, in the West on the 18th or 20th. Little is known of his life. We ...

Every once in a while I come across a passage in a book that hits me with the force of revelation. Here’s one: “A person’s ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop emeritus of Washington, celebrates the Nov. 20 votive Mass honoring Saint Thérèse of ...

St. Gregory College Preparatory School is kicking off the school year with a new name. The independent school, which serves grades fifth through 12th, will now be known as The Gregory School. While ...

New Archbishop James Checchio waves to his mother, Helen, during a Tuesday Mass at St. Louis Cathedral to welcome to him to ...