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Pope Francis set to visit Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary in 2025, ANSA reports

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

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

"During the Holy Year, we will also have the opportunity to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the first great Ecumenical Council, that of Nicaea. I plan to go there," the pontiff was quoted as saying in an off-the-cuff comment to a speech he gave to a theological committee.

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

Reporting by Gianluca Semeraro

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