Pope Francis has again discussed the possibility of visiting Turkey next year to commemorate a landmark anniversary for the Council of Nicaea. If he goes, it will also mark a key opportunity for him to make progress on several key papal priorities.
Not only will his presence for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the first great ecumenical council, offer a boost for his ecumenical agenda, but it will also provide Francis an occasion to further move the needle on dialogue with Islam and on his geopolitical agenda for the region.
