ecumenical

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Then he travelled to Iznik for an ecumenical celebration marking 1,700 years since the First Council of Nicaea, one of the early Church's most important gatherings.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

The town’s dominant monument is Little Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine church that in the eighth century hosted the last ecumenical council recognized by both the Eastern and Western churches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

He moved in this world in an ecumenical way that went beyond his beloved church.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

As well as meeting the Pope, the King will attend an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

The minister, who took his ecumenical and—some felt—slightly impersonal remarks from Saint Paul’s sermon on Love from First Corinthians, talked for about half an hour.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt