The primates of major Christian Churches will gather in what was ancient Nicaea (modern-day Iznik), in a symbolic gesture recalling one of the most defining moments in early Christian history: the era of an undivided Christianity in the 4th Century

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