Pope Leo XIV on Friday joined Orthodox patriarchs and other Christian leaders in commemorating an important moment in Christian history, gathering at the site in Tรผrkiye of an unprecedented A.D. 325 meeting of bishops to pray that Christians might once again be reunited.
Speaking at the landmark event with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, Leo condemned violence in the name of religion, urging them to overcome centuries of heated divisions.
At a celebration of the 1,700th anniversary of a major Church council with senior clerics from countries including Tรผrkiye, Egypt, Syria and Israel, he called it a scandal that the worldโs 2.6 billion Christians were not more united.
"Today, the whole of humanity, afflicted by violence and conflict, is crying out for reconciliation," Leo said at a ceremony in the Turk
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