Pope Francis said on Thursday he planned to visit Turkey's Iznik next year for the anniversary of the first council of the Christian Church, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

The Council of Nicaea took place in the ancient city of Nicaea in 325 A.D. in the former Roman Empire, which is now the present-day city of İznik, in northwestern Turkey

Should Pope Francis visit Turkey next year as he wishes to commemorate a landmark anniversary for the Council of Nicaea, it will mark a key opportunity for him to make advancements on several key ecumenical and geopolitical priorities.

Pope Francis announced plans to visit Turkey's Iznik next year to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. This significant event mediated key theological debates about Jesus's dual nature as both God and man in early Christianity.

The early centuries of Christianity were marked by debate about how Jesus could be both God and man, and the Church decided on the issue at the First Council of Nicaea in 325.

Pope Francis is planning to visit Türkiye’s Iznik district next year to mark the anniversary of the first council of the Christian Church, Italian

Pope Francis has announced plans to visit Iznik, Turkey, next year to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, which defined key Christian doctrines. Despite health challenges,

Pope Francis said on Thursday that he hopes to travel to Türkiye next year to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Christianity’s first ecumenical council. The visit to Nicaea,