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Bishops on pilgrimage: celebrating 1700 years of Nicaea in Rome!
Heike Springhart and Stephan Burger are traveling to Rome from June 10th to 14th, 2025 to celebrate 1,700 years of the Council of Nicaea and promote ecumenical exchange.
Bishops on pilgrimage: celebrating 1700 years of Nicaea in Rome!
Heike Springhart, the regional bishop of the Evangelical Church in Baden, and Stephan Burger, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, are about to make an important trip to Rome. This will take place from Tuesday, June 10th to Saturday, June 14th and marks the important anniversary of 1,700 years of the Council of Nicaea. Loud ebfr.de On this trip they will highlight ecumenical cooperation and exchange ideas with various interlocutors.
Springhart highlights the important role of the Nicene Creed for the global Christian community, which has served as a unifying creed for 1,700 years. Given the current political tensions, wars and social injustices, this grounding in a shared faith is particularly important. Burger describes the upcoming journey as a sign of the churches' increased trust and shared spiritual path.
Rome trip program
The visit begins on June 10th with a significant appointment in St. Peter's Basilica. The following day, June 11th, Springhart and Burger took part in the general audience. A visit to the Jewish Quarter is also on the program, followed by a liturgy of the word in memory of Max Josef Metzger.
Further activities are planned for Thursday and Friday. These include an exchange with Curia Cardinal Kurt Koch and a visit to the Federation of Evangelical Churches. A conversation with representatives of the Italian refugee aid agency “Mediterranean Hope” is also planned, as well as an appointment at the Roman Curia’s department for promoting Christian unity.
Significance of the Council of Nicaea
2025 marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, convened by Emperor Constantine in 325 AD. Loud ekhn.de The decisions of this council are still of outstanding importance today and are relevant across all denominations.
The main points of discussion included setting the date for Easter, formulating a confession of faith and questions about the nature of God and Jesus. A controversial topic was the relationship between God the Father and God the Son, which was questioned by Bishop Arius. The Council decided that Jesus Christ is not part of creation, but is the author of creation together with God the Father. This makes the fundamental statement that Jesus is “of one being” with God and thus makes a decisive contribution to peace in the Roman Empire.