The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Words taken from http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/index.cfm
As it says on the USCCB.org website “Catholic belief is succinctly expressed in the profession of faith or credo..” It is important to note that the words are important and have caused division among the various Christian Churches. Our “one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.” is not the same as other denominations.
The Nicene Creed is one of the reasons for the split between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox
The Filioque
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/what-do-catholics-and-eastern-orthodox-disagree-about-anyway-78674
Next to the issue of papal primacy, an obstacle to reunion between the Catholics and Eastern Orthodox is the filioque – “and the Son”, which was added to the text of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed in the west to describe the procession of the Holy Spirit.
The text of the creed was agreed upon at the First Council of Nicaea and the First Council of Constantinople in 325 and 381 respectively, saying that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father. But the Catholic Church in Spain added to the creed in the sixth century, to say that that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, as a way to combat latent Arianism.