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When the team preparing the spiritual life for the forthcoming World Conference on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC) gathered in Florida, they did so at a Roman Catholic seminary at the invitation of a bishop of The Episcopal Church.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee concluded its meeting in Cyprus with inspiration and practical plans for a way forward with hope, even in a challenging world. 

An international conference organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) has marked the beginning of a year of activities commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea and other significant anniversaries in 2025.

En 2025 se conmemorará el 1700º aniversario del primer Concilio Ecuménico, celebrado en el año 325 en Nicea, que inspiró al movimiento ecuménico moderno a trabajar en los asuntos de Fe y Constitución para lograr la unidad de la iglesia y de la humanidad. Además, en 2025 se cumplirá el centenario de la primera Conferencia Cristiana Universal sobre Vida y el Acción, celebrada en Estocolmo en 1925.

L’année 2025 sera marquée par le 1700^e anniversaire du premier Concile œcuménique qui s’est tenu à Nicée en 325 et qui inspira le mouvement œcuménique moderne à œuvrer pour ce qui sera Foi et constitution au service de l’unité de l’Église et de l’humanité. L’année 2025 sera également celle du centenaire de la première Conférence universelle du christianisme pratique organisée à Stockholm en 1925.

The year 2025 will mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea in 325, which inspired the modern ecumenical movement to work on issues on Faith and Order for the unity of the church and humankind. Additionally, 2025 will also mark the 100th anniversary of the first Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work, held in Stockholm in 1925. 

An academic consultation of the Societas Oecumenica, the European Society for Ecumenical Research, has been exploring the significance of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, whose 1700th anniversary will be celebrated in 2025, for the search for Christian unity today.