The patriarchal and synodal Divine Liturgy is led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria concelebrating, and in the presence of Pope Leo XIV.

Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed Pope Leo, drawing attention to the close relationship he had shared with Leo’s predecessor, Francis.

Pope Leo XIV reminded attendees that the Council of Nicaea took place in 325 AD, noting that it continues to call all Christians.

The Pope's trip coincides with what he has called a Jubilee Year, marking 1,700 years since the First Ecumenical Council

Momentum for reopening the institution appeared to strengthen after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Sept.

On 28 November, Leo and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will join hands at the site of the Ecumenical Council, Iznik of modern Turkey

The pontiff will join the Orthodox leader for a joint pilgrimage to Nicaea during his first apostolic journey to Türkiye and Lebanon this November

Pope Leo XIV will arrive at the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Phanar See in Istanbul after the commemoration of the 1,700-year-old anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea

"We look at the new pontiff with Christian hope. I intend to come to his enthronement and propose developing dialogue between the East and the West,"

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The Greek PM highlighted, in a post on X, that the newly elected pope is undertaking leadership of the Catholic church at a critical time.

The 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of the American continent, though he spent many years as a missionary in Peru before being elected head of the Augustinians for two consecutive terms

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump met briefly today in Rome on the sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral.

Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, personally approved a series of reforms in 2024 that simplified the rites for a pope’s funeral and burial.