Pope to Orthodox priests: Nicene Creed unites all Christians - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-02/pope-francis-oriental-orthodox-priests-monks-audience.html Pope to Orthodox priests: Nicene Creed unites all Christians Pope Francis meets with young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and urges Christians to express our common faith in respect and fraternal love. By Devin Watkins “The proclamation of our common faith requires before all else that we love one another.” Pope Francis offered that reminder on Thursday as he met with a delegation of Orthodox clergy taking part in a study visit to Rome. Promoted by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, the fifth Study Visit brought together priests and monks from the Armenian, Coptic, Ehiopian, Eritrean, Malankara, and Syrian Oriental Orthodox Churches. In his greetings to the group at the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope called the annual visit an “exchange of gifts,” which helps theological ...