« Alea iacta est »! This famous Latin phrase, « the die is cast, » was pronounced by Julius Caesar when he crossed the Rubicon River, and signifies that a decisive action has been taken and there is no turning back, leading to an inevitable and irreversible outcome.
For the first time in Church history, the Roman Pontiff and the Ecumenical Patriarch have officially agreed – through an official Joint Declaration – to eagerly work toward the long-awaited one common date of Easter.
On November 28, 2025, at the site of ancient Nicaea (modern-day İznik), Pope Leo XIV joined around 27 other leaders of Christian Churches to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in the Church’s history. In his address, he thanked Patriarch Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, for his “great wisdom and foresight” in calling for Church leaders to celebrate this important anniversary together. The pope and the patriarch prayed together – reciting together the Nicene Creed – and blessed all those who were present. Most importantly, they signed a “Joint Declaration” reaffirming their shared commitment to the path toward restored full communion!1
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