Overview
- Pope Leo XIV published the apostolic letter on Nov. 23, urging a renewed profession of faith across the Church.
- He presents the Nicene Creed as the shared reference point for dialogue and for a credible common Christian witness.
- The pope is scheduled to travel this week to Ankara, Istanbul and İznik (Nicaea), with Lebanon included on the same journey.
- The text places today’s unity effort in continuity with Saint John Paul II’s 1995 encyclical Ut Unum Sint.
- Analysis highlights ongoing obstacles for dialogue, including debates over the filioque clause and differing views of papal authority, even as Nicaea’s affirmation of Christ’s divinity remains the touchstone.